Nations across Southeast Asia are being inundated by heavy rains in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi as the death toll from the storm continues to climb.
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00:00Residents in Vietnam's northern Thai Nguyen province wade through knee-deep water as flooding
00:07in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi continues to devastate Southeast Asia.
00:14Flash floods inundated the entire province before many residents were able to evacuate,
00:20as the country's Red River swelled quickly to record levels.
00:23After hitting China and the Philippines, Yagi, with winds reaching a speed of over
00:49190 km per hour, left a trail of destruction in its westward path across Vietnam, claiming
00:55the lives of 179 people in the country.
00:58At least 145 are still missing.
01:02Thirty of those were killed when the storm triggered a landslide in the country's north,
01:06while a whole hamlet nearby was swept away by floodwaters.
01:15The storm also caused the collapse of a bridge in the capital Hanoi, plunging cars into the
01:20swollen Red River.
01:22Rescue efforts are ongoing, with thousands of residents living along the riverbank left
01:26stranded.
01:28For many in the rural areas, the storm damage is irreparable.
01:46Neighbouring Laos, Thailand and Myanmar have also been hit by floods in the aftermath of
01:51Yagi.
01:52The levels in Laos Luang Prabang have also risen, inundating homes and shops in the World
01:58Heritage Site and claiming the life of one person.
02:03While in Thailand, at least four people have been killed and hundreds stranded as heavy
02:08rain swept through the country's north, impacting 9,000 homes.
02:30The storm has now been downgraded to a tropical depression, but authorities are warning residents
02:35who are in its path to stay vigilant, with downpours continuing and rivers remaining
02:40dangerously high.
02:42Dolphine Chen and Rosie Greninger for Taiwan Plus.