"typhoon-yagi"

Lao Cai, Cao Bang and Yen Bai have been the hardest-hit provinces with fatalities climbing to 111, 43 and 49, respectively

According to officials, the toll from Typhoon Yagi and its aftermath has climbed to 197, another 125 missing and hundreds injured

Of the fatalities, 29 were from Cao Bang Province, 45 from Lao Cai Province, and 37 from Yen Bai Province. Local authorities in Tuyen Quang confirmed on Tuesday that the Lo River dyke in Quyet Thang commune had broken due to rising water levels, according to Xinhua and Vietnam News Agency.