Vietnam Struggles in Aftermath of Its Worst Storm in Decades

  • Flooding has battered rice and other crops in northern Vietnam
  • Oil refineries and wind turbines damaged in China’s Hainan
Damaged buildings and debris on a street after Super Typhoon Yagi hit Ha Long, in Quang Ninh province, on Sept. 8.Photographer: Nhac Nguyen/AFP/Getty Images
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Super Typhoon Yagi has left more than 60 people dead or missing across northern Vietnam and southern China, wreaking havoc on agriculture and damaging energy infrastructure.

Yagi was the strongest autumn typhoonBloomberg Terminal to strike China since 1949, according to a Xinhua News Agency report citing the China Meteorological Administration. It’s the 11th of the season so far.