Vietnam orders evacuations and closes airports as Typhoon Yagi approaches

Vietnam’s northern provinces closed airports and evacuated residents as Typhoon Yagi is set to make landfall on Saturday afternoon after killing two people and injuring nearly 100 others in the Chinese province of Hainan. Vietnamese meteorological authorities described Yagi as “one of the most powerful typhoons in the region over the past decade”. It has wind speeds between 150-166 kilometres per hour (93-103 miles per hour), meaning it is at a level 14 or a strong typhoon, state media said. Subscribe to the Evening Standard: bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Evening-Standard for latest breaking news from the UK, US and around the world, plus podcasts and features. Evening Standard on socials: Check out our full video catalog: youtube.com/c/LondonEveningStandard/videos Videos, daily editorial and more: www.standard.co.uk/ Like us on Facebook: www.fb.com/eveningstandard Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/eveningstandard and Instagram: www.instagram.com/evening.standard

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