A pregnant woman from Lao Cai, a typhoon Yagi-hit province in northern Vietnam, and her husband walked 40 kilometers throughout forest roads in 14 hours to reach a hospital to give birth this week. 

The general hospital in Bac Ha District, Lao Cai on Saturday shared the story of S.T.S., a 22-year-old woman, visiting the medical station in Tan Tien Commune, located in the province's Bao Yen District, on Thursday for a prenatal examination after showing signs of labor.

On account of her health conditions, S. was unable to deliver vaginally, and with local roads damaged by heavy downpours and floods, she and her husband made the difficult decision to walk to the general hospital in Bac Ha District to give birth.

They walked for 14 hours from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm on Thursday, covering 40 kilometers of treacherous and slippery forest roads.

S. said many road sections were eroded, but the strong will of a mother helped her overcome all adversaries.

Each step was a challenge, but she tried to walk the distance with her husband.

By the time S. reached the hospital, she was exhausted, her legs covered in scratches and mud.

Doctors at Bac Ha District General Hospital immediately performed a cesarean section.

Within 30 minutes, a healthy three-kilogram baby was born, filling the surgical team, as well as S. and her husband, with overwhelming happiness.

S. held her child in her arms and burst into tears. Many people have shown their admiration for her bravery.

Doctor Sung Thi Sach from the hospital said S.’s story was not only about the aftermath of typhoon Yagi, which made landfall in northern Vietnam on September 7, but also the great courage of a mother.

Typhoon Yagi, the third storm to hit Vietnam this year and the most powerful storm to have struck the East Vietnam Sea over the past three decades, and subsequent floods and landslides had taken 281 lives, injured 1,921 people, and caused 67 others to go missing by 6:00 am on Sunday, according to the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Yagi has also blown off the roofs of over 230,000 houses, schools, and medical centers, while flooding 70,000 houses and 190,000 hectares of rice.

Lao Cai Province is currently the worst-hit locality with 113 people dead and 59 others missing.

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