Wednesday, September 11

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Also, United States Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump faced off in an intense debate last night, battling over their stances on major issues like the economy, wars, and border security. Look out for a Deep Dive article by Mihir Gupta coming soon on the debate.

In addition, Apple made some big announcements at their annual event over the weekend, including the release of the iPhone 16 with the company's new AI feature, Apple Intelligence. Stay tuned for another Deep Dive article by Adit Kakkad coming soon on the event.

At least 127 people are dead after Typhoon Yagi swept across Vietnam this weekend, bringing 90 mph winds and heavy rain.

By the time the hurricane approached the Chinese island of Hainan, it had become a super typhoon, packing winds of 150 mph-- equivalent to a strong Category 4 storm in the Atlantic Ocean. That made it the second-strongest tropical cyclone of 2024, after the Atlantic's Category 5 Hurricane Beryl. You can read the full history of the typhoon here.

The storm made landfall near the city of Wenchang on Hainan Island, moving north past the city of Haikou while battering both the Hainan and Guangdong provinces. Businesses, public transportation, markets, schools, and construction sites were all shut down, and numerous flights out of both provinces were also canceled. 24 people were killed by the typhoon across China and the Philippines, primarily due to dangerous floodwaters.

From Hainan, it moved west before making its third and final landfall in northern Vietnam, where it traveled straight through the capital of Hanoi. Four airports, including Hanoi's major international airport, were been shut down before the storm, and Yagi arrived with a vengeance.

Authorities issued flood and landslide warnings for 401 villages across 18 northern provinces as the heavy rain arrived, and 59,000 people were forced to evacuate in the Yen Bai province alone. Sustained winds of over 90 mph blew down dozens of trees and numerous structures, homes and businesses were completely inundated in the high floodwaters, and overflowing rivers knocked down bridges and washed away buildings. Over 18,000 homes were flooded in the typhoon, and crops also took a hit as agricultural fields were flooded. The rain also sparked multiple landslides in mountainous areas, ripping away forested hillsides and burying homes in mounds of dirt and debris. Vietnam's capital of Hanoi was one of the worst-hit, as the Red River flows straight through the city. Some reports stated that the river water levels were rising up to 4 inches per hour on Tuesday.

The Vietnamese government has deployed over 4,600 soldiers to help with the evacuation process, and they will now focus on cleaning up the massive mess that Yagi is leaving behind. In total, millions of people are out of power, 127 people have been confirmed dead, at least 764 people have been injured, and 54 others are still missing.

Yagi was the strongest storm to hit Vietnam in over 30 years, and it will now move onto Laos with pouring rain. However, the storm has now fizzled out-- winds are under 35 mph and the system is no longer organized.

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