UPDATE - Bridge collapses in northern Vietnam as Typhoon Yagi kills at least 22, leaves another 34 missing

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By Efe Ozkan and Alperen Aktas

ISTANBUL (AA) - A bridge collapsed in northern Vietnam early Monday morning as Typhoon Yagi, which made landfall on Sunday, continued to take a heavy toll on the country, with local media reporting that at least 22 people have been killed and another 34 missing since then.

Floodwaters caused the Phong Chau bridge, which connects Lam Thao district with Tam Nong district in Phu Tho province, to collapse around 10:00 a.m. local time (0300GMT), according to daily Nham Dan.

When the Phong Chau bridge collapsed, nine people and their vehicles, including a tractor-trailer, a truck, three cars, and four motorcycles, fell into the river, the daily said, without providing any additional information about their fate.

The Vietnamese government has deployed thousands of military personnel to carry out relief and rescue operations in the affected areas.

More than 50,000 people from coastal cities in the north of the country have been evacuated due to the typhoon.

Typhoon Yagi, which struck the northern regions of the Philippines on Sept. 3, caused severe rain, flooding and landslides, resulting in 20 deaths and 26 missing.

The typhoon, which hit China’s Hainan province on Sept. 7, led to the deaths of four people and injuries to 95 others.​​​​​​​