Death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Yagi rises to 58

Vietnam's capital of Hanoi evacuated thousands of people living near the swollen Red River as its waters rose to a 20-year high, flooding streets days after Typhoon Yagi battered the country's north, killing at least 179 people.

The powerful typhoon, Asia’s strongest storm this year, made landfall last Saturday, triggering deadly floods and landslides across the region.

Thousands of people were evacuated from Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, on Wednesday as the death toll from Typhoon Yagi passed 150.

The Red River in Hanoi reached its highest level in 20 years on Wednesday, forcing residents to trudge through waist-deep brown water as they retrieved possessions from flooded homes.