HANOI: Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Vietnam in three decades, swept through the country on Sept 7, leaving behind severe damage, widespread flooding, and deadly landslides.

The death toll from a devastating typhoon and its aftermath in Vietnam has risen to 233. State media reported the increased numbers Friday as rescue workers recovered more bodies from areas hit by landslides and flash floods.

Vietnam is preparing for more flooding with a tropical depression forecast to strengthen into a storm as it heads to its central coast, days after typhoon Yagi set off floods and landslides that killed more than 290 people in the north.