Super Typhoon Yagi hits Vietnam after leaving deadly trail in China, the Philippines

Super Typhoon Yagi uprooted thousands of trees, swept ships and boats out to sea and ripped roofs off houses in northern Vietnam on Saturday, killing at least three people, after leaving a trail of destruction in Southern China and the Philippines.

The storm made landfall in Vietnam’s Hai Phong and Quang Ninh provinces, packing winds exceeding 149 kilometres per hour, Vietnam’s National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said.

The death toll in Vietnam from storm-related...