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Vietnam battles severe floods after deadly Typhoon Yagi

The storm killed 21 people in Vietnam, state media reported, while authorities said on Monday that 247 people had been injured.

Business leaders said the storm had been a "disaster" for the country's vital manufacturing sector.

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Vietnam battled serious flooding in the wake of Typhoon Yagi on Monday, as business leaders said the storm had been a "disaster" for the country's vital manufacturing sector.

Yagi, the most powerful typhoon to hit northern Vietnam in 30 years according to meteorologists, downed bridges, tore roofs off buildings and damaged factories after making landfall on Saturday carrying winds in excess of 149 kilometres per hour.

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