Reporting Period: 7-9 September 2024
Highlights
- On 7 September super typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm in the region in decades, made landfall in Northern Viet Nam, affecting millions of children and adults with strong winds exceeding 120 km/h and heavy rainfall, causing serious floods and landslides.
- The strength and intensity of the typhoon has left a trail of catastrophic consequences, with millions of families severely affected in coastal as well as mountainous and hard-to-reach areas.
- Preliminary information from the Government indicates that 59 people are dead or missing, among them 6 children, and more than 250 injured. Approximately 550 health facilities, nearly 10,000 houses and around 200,000 hectares of agricultural land have been damaged. At least 25 small ships sank, while hundreds of thousands of roofs were blown away, 122,000 trees collapsed, and private vehicles were destroyed. All schools in the worst-affected areas have been closed.
- The national disaster response agency, the Viet Nam Dyke and Disaster Management Authority (VDDMA) has activated the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Partnership, which includes government bodies, UN agencies, INGOs and DRR and humanitarian partners.
- The Government of Viet Nam has invited the support of all DRR and humanitarian partners, including UNICEF, to support the national response to this large-scale disaster.
- Under its emergency response mandate and committed to alleviating the suffering of affected children and populations, UNICEF’s response, in coordination with the authorities, UN agencies and sector members, is focused on the rapid assessment, mobilisation of partners and resources, sector coordination responsibilities and emergency interventions in WASH, nutrition, health, education, child and social protection, including humanitarian cash transfers.
- A UNICEF supply plan has been activated to mobilise pre-positioned essential supplies, at the national level and in warehouses across the region, and through UNICEF Supply Division, if needed.
SITUATION IN NUMBERS*
59 people dead or missing, including 6 children.
26 provinces affected, including the capital Hanoi.
Nearly 19 million people live in the most affected provinces.
5.5 million children live in the most affected provinces.
9,851 houses damaged.
550 health facilities damaged.
2 million school children at risk of disruptions to learning.
* Summary of the Government’s response to Typhoon Yagi as of 09/9/2024 + UNICEF Viet Nam demographic estimates.