Typhoon Yagi: Death toll in Vietnam increases to 35, search ops on

Typhoon Yagi and the landslides and floods it triggered have killed at least 35 people, with 24 others missing in northern Vietnam, the disaster management agency said on Monday.

The mountainous province of Lao Cai suffered the most casualties, with 13 people killed in landslides and one in a flash flood. Quang Ninh province, which was in the typhoon's path, reported six deaths, the report said.

The typhoon was Asia's most powerful storm this year and made landfall on the country's northeastern coast on Saturday. It has disrupted power supplies and telecommunications in several parts of the country, mostly in Quang Ninh and Haiphong, the government said in a statement issued late on Sunday.

The weather agency on Monday warned of more floods and landslides, noting that rainfall ranged between 208 millimetres and 433 millimetres (8.2 inches to 17.1 inches) in several parts of the region over the past 24 hours.

"Floods and landslides are damaging the environment and threatening people's lives," the Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said in a report.

In a separate bulletin, the centre said flood risks are particularly high in Lang Son, Cao Bang, Yen Bai and Thai Ngyen provinces.