4:17 pm today

Typhoon Yagi has killed nearly 200 people

From Checkpoint, 4:17 pm today

The strongest storm to hit Vietnam in decades has destroyed homes, schools and killed nearly 200 people. Typhoon Yagi triggered flash flooding and landslides in the north, including in and around the capital Hanoi, UNICEF Vietnam chief of communications Raquel Fernandez spoke to Lisa Owen.

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