A tree fell on top of a car near Linh DamResidential Area during the thunderstorm in Hanoi on Sept 6 afternoon. - VNA/VNS
HANOI: Super typhoon Yagi claimed its first casualty in the capital, as a 41-year-old woman was killed after a 15-metre tree fell on top of her in the area near Linh Dam Hanoi.
The tree, with a diameter of 30cm, was uprooted and collapsed upon two people who were travelling on a motorbike at Nguyen Huu Tho Street. The woman, who was riding pillion, died instantly, while the male rider is currently hospitalised at Bach Mai Hospital with severe head injuries.
