According to Vietnam’s disaster management office, landslides and floods brought on by Typhoon Yagi are mostly to blame for the dozens of missing persons.
The typhoon, which made landfall on Saturday and was later downgraded to a tropical depression on Sunday, caused millions to lose power and collapse a busy steel bridge on Monday.
In addition, a bus with twenty passengers washed away by floodwaters.
Nine people perished during the typhoon, according to state media, and at least 50 more perished in floods and landslides that followed.
More landslides and floods are predicted by the weather service, and more than 5.7 million clients of the state-run energy company EVN lost power.
Several motorbikes and cars fell into the engorged Red River in Phu Tho province as the bridge collapsed, according to reports from the local state media.
As rescue efforts continue, three individuals have been hauled out of the river and are being transported to a hospital.
In Haiphong, a city on the northern coast, managers of factories and industrial parks claimed they were attempting to recover equipment despite not having electricity.
