Do Son Industrial Park in Hai Phong City, northern Vietnam was submerged by floods caused by heavy rains from typhoon Yagi, the third storm to strike Vietnam this year.

Yagi slammed into the mainland of northern Vietnam for several hours on Saturday and Sunday, leaving behind a trail of damage in several northern localities, especially the port city of Hai Phong.

The powerful storm has caused a huge economic loss for the city as many warehouses and companies were forced to suspend operations out of the flooded industrial park.

Hundreds of firms at Do Son Industrial Park have given their employees days off as their factories and the roads leading to these facilities are inundated at the moment.

The headquarters of the industrial park were in a shambles in the wake of Yagi.

Nguyen Van Minh, an employee at Tian Long Vietnam Company, located in Do Son Industrial Park, said that the super typhoon wreaked havoc on the firm.

“Hundreds of square meters of roofs of the company’s factory were blown away by powerful winds on Saturday afternoon when Yagi made landfall, while torrential rain soaked a 3,000-square-meter section of the factory," Minh lamented.

“The company must allow its employees not to go to work on Sunday morning. The floodwater will not recede completely until Tuesday next week.”

As observed by Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reporters, several warehouses of many major enterprises at the industrial park were still in deep water early on Sunday afternoon.

Among the affected firms are Shinning Vietnam Electronic Company, Zhong Xin Ya Tai Vietnam Company, and Jinyungfeng Precision Tech Vietnam.

Nguyen Hong Lan, a worker at Zhong Xin Ya Tai Company, said that most of the employees at her firm did not go to work on Sunday morning, except for some coming for a clean-up.

The warehouse was inundated, while plenty of materials were destroyed, causing an estimated loss of billions of Vietnamese dong, Lan bemoaned. (VND1 billion =US$40,626)

Similarly, D.V.Q., owner of a firm at Canh Hau Industrial Park, shared that the storm cost his company an estimated VND10 billion ($406,420).

Yagi downs trees, power poles

Several streets in Hai Phong City, including Le Hong Phong, Nguyen Van Linh, and Pham Van Dong, remained submerged under floodwaters at noon on Sunday.

The typhoon also caused many power poles and trees to be uprooted, littering these roads with debris.

Many areas of the city were left without power, forcing a series of restaurants and shopping malls shut down.

Besides, Yagi damaged numerous billboards along some streets in Hai Phong.

Along Pham Van Dong Street, hundreds of trees, billboards and power poles were reportedly downed by powerful winds from the typhoon.

Fallen trees and flooded routes made it tough for residents to commute.

Typhoon Yagi left two people dead and 12 others injured in the city, according to a report made by the steering committee for natural disaster prevention, control, and search and rescue of Hai Phong.

In addition, the typhoon ravaged many houses, warehouses and farms, while destroying thousands of hectares of local crops.

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