Super Typhoon Yagi kills four in Vietnam after casualties in China and Philippines; Asia's most powerful storm this year

Cars are covered in debris at a parking lot after Super Typhoon Yagi hit Hai Phong on Saturday, September 7, 2024. Super Typhoon Yagi uprooted thousands of trees and swept ships and boats out to sea, killing one person, as it made landfall in northern Vietnam on September 7, after leaving at least 23 dead through southern China and the Philippines. - AFP

HANOI/HAIPHONG (Reuters): Asia's most powerful storm this year made landfall in northern Vietnam on Saturday, the meteorological agency said, killing at least four people after tearing through China's island of Hainan and the Philippines.

Super Typhoon Yagi hit island districts of north Vietnam around 1 p.m. (0600 GMT), generating winds of up to 160 kph (99 mph) near its centre, having lost power from its peak of 234 kph (145 mph) in Hainan a day earlier.