2024-09-15 17:55:08
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Typhoons Yagi and Bebinca Devastate Asia
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Thời sự - VnExpress
Environment
Typhoon Yagi's impacts include rapid Mekong River level rise in Laos and Thailand, potential flooding in western Vietnam's low-lying areas next week, and substantial damage in northern Vietnam with over 280 deaths and 67 missing.
VnExpress English
Typhoon Yagi wrecks $1.6B damage to Vietnam: government
Economy
Environment
Typhoon Yagi caused $1.63B in damages across 26 localities, affecting 41% of GDP and 40% of population. Hai Phong suffered $1.08B, Quang Ninh $23.77B. 257,000 houses, 1,300 schools, 305 dikes destroyed. 262,000 hectares of agriculture, 2,250 aquaculture farms, 310,000 urban trees damaged. Power, water, communication outages, landslides, and disruptions to industrial/construction. Essential infrastructure projects, roads, bridges, power grids, water supply, and schools were also severely damaged.
Yahoo News
Shanghai braces for direct hit from Typhoon Bebinca
Environment
Shanghai, which was last threatened by a direct hit from Typhoon Muifa in 2022, now braces for Typhoon Bebinca, a Category 1 storm expected to make landfall after midnight. The city, which has not seen a typhoon as strong as the 1949 Typhoon Gloria, halts flights, trains, and ferries, closes tourist sites, and recalls ships as it prepares for the strongest typhoon since then.
Al Jazeera
Shanghai shuts flights, halts train services as Typhoon Bebinca approaches
Politics
Shanghai shuts transport, braces for Typhoon Bebinca, strongest since 1949; 6 killed in Philippines; resorts, ferries halted; 144 km/h winds; Mid-Autumn Festival; red alert issued.
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