State-run media in Vietnam say 254 people have been confirmed dead and 82 are missing after Typhoon Yagi made landfall a week ago.

The powerful storm battered the country's north, triggering landslides and flooding. The government is delivering relief supplies to affected people.

A US weather agency says Yagi developed into a super typhoon at one point over the South China Sea.

Vietnamese authorities say it is the most damaging storm in 60 years.

In the hardest-hit province of Lao Cai, 46 residents died and more than 40 people remain missing. Search and rescue operations are still underway.

Many parts of the capital Hanoi were also flooded. People were seen clearing up on Friday.

One resident in her 50s said she has never seen the water rise so high after more than 30 years in the city.

The Japanese Embassy in Vietnam says 169 Japanese firms suffered damage such as flooded factories and power outages.