Vietnam is preparing for an additional storm as the mortality toll from the Yagi typhoon surpasses 290

In the wake of typhoon Yagi’s instigation of floods and landslides that resulted in the deaths of over 290 individuals in the northern region, Vietnam is bracing for additional flooding as a tropical depression is expected to intensify into a storm as it approaches its central coast.

The Southeast Asian nation is susceptible to tropical cyclones, which can result in substantial losses of life and significant damage to industrial production and property due to its extensive coastline that borders the South China Sea.

According to a government statement, the depression is expected to intensify into a cyclone within the next 24 hours. The government also issued a warning to coastal provinces.

It stated that the depression is evolving in a complex manner, with potential changes in course, speed, and intensity, and that the storm would precipitate heavy rains in central Vietnam.

Vietnam has been grappling with the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, the most powerful typhoon to strike Asia this year, which struck its northeastern coast ten days ago.

The disaster management agency reported on Tuesday that the typhoon and its subsequent floods and landslides have resulted in the deaths of 291 individuals, the disappearance of 38 others, and the injury of nearly 2,000 individuals.

Over 300,000 hectares of rice and cash crops were inundated, 235,000 houses were damaged, and industrial production was suspended in numerous northern provinces.

The weather agency has indicated that the central city of Danang may be affected by a potential new cyclone in the late afternoon or early morning of Thursday or Friday.

According to their disaster management divisions, the authorities in Danang and the neighboring province of Quang Nam have issued warnings to vessels at sea regarding the impending depression and have prepared search and rescue strategies.