Recovering from storm #Yagi means dealing with flooding and trees gone wild. But it also means facing economic losses. This might disrupt #ClimateChange policies in #Vietnam. Maybe.

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You see the red river in Hanoi from a highway bride, sun in the background. It's quite beautiful. But a closer look reveals the fact that half of the water is in areas where it should not be, covering agricultural and some houses. A storm just destroyed everything A destroyed old building close to the old down. It probably was broken before the typhoon went through Hanoi, but the debris looks fresh. A large collapsed roof It looks like nothing special, but you see and feel the difference when driving through town: this is just one of the many big trees in Hanoi, on close-up, which have been cut down. Many streets just feel more lit and grey, the storm having destroyed about 10k trees in the capital. Yet this is also a sign of a resilient work force and locals quickly doing repairs. (We're not talking about the poor neighbourhoods where things are different, especially outside the capital. Please consider donating through NGOs such as Blue Dragon)