On 7 September, Super Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm in the region in decades, made landfall in Northern Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (PDR). The strength and intensity of the typhoon has left widespread flooding and continued rains are expected to worsen the situation until 17 September, impacting an estimated 140,000 people, and 28,000 families, in Northern and Central Lao PDR.
TC-2024-000161-PHL Tropical Cyclone,Philippines: Tropical Cyclone Yagi (local name: Enteng) set off landslides and unleashed pounding rains that flooded many northern Philippine areas overnight into 2 September, leaving at least 14 people dead and prompting authorities to suspend school classes and government work in the densely populated capital region.
Tropical Storm Yagi slammed into Casiguran town in the northeastern province of Aurora Monday afternoon and gained strength with sustained winds of 85 kilometers (53 miles) per hour and gusts of 105 kph (65 mph), according to the weather bureau.
TC-2024-000161-VNM Tropical Cyclone,Viet Nam: According to the Vietnam Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 7:00 a.m. on September 4, 2024, storm YAGI was in the East Sea, about 770 km from Hainan Island (China), with the strongest wind speed of 117 km/h, gusting to level 11, moving in the West - Northwest direction, at a speed of 10 km/h. Storm YAGI is forecast to directly affect all northern provinces of Vietnam on the evening of September 7, 2024, Vietnam time.
TC-2024-000161-THA Tropical Cyclone,Thailand: At least two people were killed and hundreds stranded in Thailand after heavy rains swept through two northern provinces, Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai, swelling rivers, inundating settlements and triggering mudslides, authorities said on 11 September. The adverse weather, which comes in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has impacted about 9,000 households in Thailand. Other northern provinces including Mae Hong Son, Nan, Phayao, Lampang, Phrae, Uttaradit, and Tak also faced flooding and landslides.
TC-2024-000161-MMR Tropical Cyclone,Myanmar: Flooding and landslides caused by the remnants of Typhoon Yagi have killed at least 19 people in Myanmar. Local media say over 50,000 people including in the capital Naypyitaw are taking shelter as homes are inundated. Evacuation camps have been washed away in the border area with Thailand. Bridges and roads have collapsed, isolating some areas.
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