A motorist rescued from a gushing river after tumbling off a collapsed bridge says he “just escaped death”, as the aftereffects of Typhoon Yagi continue to wreak havoc in Vietnam.
Rescue operations continued in Vietnam on Monday, after a bridge tumbled into the Red River north-west of Hanoi and more rain fell in the aftermath of a deadly typhoon.
Dozens of businesses in Haiphong province haven’t resumed production because of extensive damage to their factories, state newspaper Lao Dong reported. It said the roofs of several factories were blown apart and water seeped inside, damaging finished goods and expensive equipment. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the city of Haiphong on Sunday and approved a $4.62 million package to help the port city recover.
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