Vietnam evacuates 59,000 as typhoon floods toll climbs to 127

Local residents are evacuated on a boat through a flooded street in Hanoi on September 10, 2024, a few days after Typhoon Yagi swept through northern Vietnam. [AFP]

Tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes on Tuesday as massive floods inundated northern Vietnam in the wake of Typhoon Yagi, while the death toll climbed to 127.

Yagi struck Saturday bringing winds in excess of 149 kilometres (92 miles) per hour and a deluge of rain that has caused flooding not seen in decades, according to locals.