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At least three trucks, two cars and numerous motorbikes have plunged into the Red River in northern Vietnam in the wake of typhoon Yagi, authorities said on Monday. Phong Chau bridge, located in Phu Tho province nearly an hour north-west of Hanoi, collapsed at approximately 10 am (0300 GMT) on Monday morning, Phu Tho Province’s Transport Department said. Half of the bridge collapsed and the vehicles were swept away in the torrents below. Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc said that authorities initially determined that about 10 vehicles, including cars and trucks, two motorcycles and 13 people …

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