HANOI: Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Vietnam in three decades, swept through the country on Sept 7, leaving behind severe damage, widespread flooding, and deadly landslides.

The death toll from Typhoon Yagi and its subsequent rain that triggered floods and landslides has climbed to 87 as 70 others remain missing and hundreds were injured, state media said.

In Vietnam, nine people died when the typhoon made landfall Saturday, and at least 55 others have died during the floods and landslides that followed.