Watch: Bridge collapses in Vietnam after typhoon, heavy rains
Alina Doodnath
Mon, 09/09/2024 – 09:21
A bridge in Vietnam collapsed Monday as more rain fell following a typhoon that has caused at least 59 deaths in the southeast Asian country.
Reports said 10 cars and trucks along with two motorbikes fell into the river. Three people were pulled out of the river and have been taken to the hospital, but 13 others are missing.
Pham Truong Son, 50, a survivor of the bridge collapse, said that he was driving on the bridge on his motorcycle when he heard a loud noise.
Before he knew what was happening, he was falling into the river. Son said that he managed to swim and hold on to a drifting banana tree to stay afloat before he was rescued.
Nine people died when Typhoon Yagi made initial landfall in Vietnam on Saturday before weakening to a tropical depression. At least 50 others have died in the consequent floods and landslides, state media VN Express reported. The water levels of several rivers in northern Vietnam are also dangerously high.