The death toll from Typhoon Yagi has risen to 141, with 59 people still missing in northern Vietnam as of Wednesday morning, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development confirmed.

The devastating storm has caused widespread destruction, triggering floods and landslides across the region.

Most of the fatalities were reported in the northwestern province of Lao Cai, near the Chinese border, where the village of Lang Nu was buried under mud and debris after floodwaters swept down a mountain.

According to state-run television VTV, Lang Nu, home to 35 families, was completely inundated. Among the dead were 29 people from Cao Bang Province, 37 from Yen Bai Province, and 45 from Lao Cai Province.

On Tuesday, authorities in Tuyen Quang Province confirmed that the dike along the Lo River had collapsed due to rising water levels. The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has issued flood warnings for several northern rivers, including the Red River in Hanoi, which has reached warning level two out of three. Water levels on the Thao River are also alarmingly high.

Typhoon Yagi, which made landfall on Saturday with winds of up to 149 km/h, has been one of the most powerful storms to hit Southeast Asia in decades. Although the storm weakened on Sunday, heavy rains continued to batter the region, keeping river levels dangerously high and increasing the risk of further floods. (ILKHA)