Typhoon Yagi has been downgraded to a tropical depression after slamming into Vietnam where it killed at least 35 people and left a trail of destruction across the country's northern regions. The storm is Asia's strongest this year and first hit the Philippines and southern China before making landfall in Vietnam.
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00:00Typhoon Yagi is losing steam in Vietnam after killing at least 35 people and leaving a trail
00:07of destruction across the country's northern regions.
00:09Fallen trees are strewn across streets and thousands of homes are damaged.
00:14Thousands of people have been evacuated from coastal towns and some are without power.
00:18The storm is Asia's Strong This Year and it hit the Philippines and southern China before
00:22moving into Vietnam.
00:25These authorities have downgraded Yagi to a tropical depression as it weakens.