With the goal of achieving advanced new-style rural status this year, the district values sustainable economic development linked to peri-urban ecological urban areas, with a modern agricultural base, prosperity and enhanced tourism.

The disaster has also caused significant damage to infrastructure, with 130,268 houses reported as damaged and 57,857 homes submerged.

Survivor Hoàng Văn Thới wept bitterly as he spoke of the horror of losing so many of his family in the devastating flash flood which buried 35 households in Bảo Yên District, Lào Cai Province.

Australia, Japan, the US and the ASEAN inter-governmental organisation for disaster relief have confirmed their assistance.

The Việt Nam Red Cross Society (VNRC) launched a campaign to support to help northern people who have suffered following Typhoon Yagi.

More than 54,000 houses across the northern cities and provinces were also submerged as the water level in the region’s rivers to alarming levels.

Meanwhile players and members of the SHB Đà Nẵng football team have raised VNĐ104 million to donate to victims of Typhoon Yagi and the subsequent floods.

PM Chính also urged keeping a close watch on the situation at dikes and reservoirs and areas prone to landslides and flash floods and speeding up the evacuation of residents in risky areas to safe grounds.

The average discharge rate of one spillway at the Hòa Bình Hydropower Plant is 1,800 cu.m per second, so China's release is relatively low in comparison.

Director of the Hà Nội Department of Education and Training Trần Thế Cương has instructed schools in the city to put the safety of their students and staff first.

While floodwaters may begin to recede tonight, the falls in water levels will will be very slow.

The entire political system was drawn into the effort to predict and manage this huge storm. From the Prime Minister to the National Civil Defence Steering Committee, all eyes were on the forecasts.

At the time of the inspection, the weather condition had eased, and the hydropower reservoir's operation remained stable, with water inflow at over 3,100 cu.m per second.

Saint Paul General Hospital held a farewell ceremony for the first two patients who received kidney transplants from a brain-dead donor.

Many orphans and poor children have been cared for and protected within the 'Godmothers' and the 'Police Officers are Foster Brothers' programmes.

Ongoing rescue efforts are being hindered as heavy downpours and disaster risks cut off traffic to the remote area.

Faced with the problem, the Hoàn Kiếm District authorities have asked 46 households with 162 people living along the Red River of Chương Dương Ward to move to higher areas.

Yên Bái Province had an urgent meeting chaired by Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Đỗ Đức Duy on Tuesday night to improve the consequences of the typhoon Yagi.

The water levels have been rising rapidly, with the Red River in Hà Nội reaching 10.54 metres at midnight, just 0.04 metres above warning level 2. The centre has forecast that the water level will continue to climb throughout the day.

Right at the ceremony, the Presidium received more than VNĐ407 billion (US$16.49 million) from agencies, organisations, and individuals to help those affected by Typhoon Yagi.