Hundreds of villagers in Myanmar waded or swam through chin-high waters, fleeing severe floods around the remote capital Naypyidaw on Friday (Sep 13), as Vietnam began clearing up after Typhoon Yagi.
A swathe of northern Vietnam , Laos, Thailand and Myanmar have been battling floods and landslides in the wake of Typhoon Yagi, which dumped a colossal deluge of rain when it hit the region last weekend.
Soldiers rescued residents of flooded villages in the complex network of rivers and creeks surrounding the sprawling, low-rise capital, with some forced to wade through deep muddy brown waters."This is the very first time I have experienced such a flood," another man said near the village, where people had gathered near a small bridge.State media said flooding in the area around the capital had caused landslides and destroyed electricity towers, buildings, roads, bridges, and houses.
A total of 130,000 people were evacuated in northern Vietnam since Yagi hit on Saturday - and many have not yet been able to return home - while more than 135,000 homes have been damaged according to the authorities.
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