Residents and crews are cleaning up around their homes and the streets after Wednesday’s severe weather left behind destruction across Da Nang.

Removing a fallen tree on Pasteur Street

Typhoon Molave stroke Da Nang, especially its eastern coastal areas, with gusty winds, wreaking havocs to infrastructure system, including hundreds of fallen trees blocking streets and many damaged traffic signs.

Also, many homes and schools had their roofs gone, whilst corrugated iron fences at some construction sites knocked down. Fortunately, no human casualties have been reported in the city.

It is estimated that over 500 trees were uprooted in Da Nang yesterday as Typhoon Molave battered the city, according to preliminary statistics released by the Da Nang Green Trees-Park Company. The re-planting of all the fallen trees is now underway.

Traffic police and border guard forces were on duty overnight Wednesday to clear fallen trees and ensure smooth traffic movement.

Meanwhile, a large number of workers from the city’s Urban Environment Company have been sent to districts across the city to clean the streets after the typhoon.

In total, 241,350 homes were left without power in Da Nang on Wednesday as result of Typhoon Molave. The power supply will be restored in Da Nang by 5pm on Thursday, according to the Da Nang Power One Member Company Limited.

All schools across Da Nang remain closed on Thursday for the cleanups after the typhoon.

Shocking images show the scale of the devastation in Da Nang after after Wednesday’s typhoon Molave

Fallen trees on Pham Van Dong Street, Son Tra District

A damaged part of the Tran Cao Van Primary School, Le Duan Street Thanh Khe District

Clearing uprooted trees on Tran Quy Cap Street

Fallen trees in the campus of Phan Chau Trinh Senior High School

Trees falling onto power lines at the intersection of Phan Dinh Phung and Yen Bai streets

Uprooted huge trees falling onto the light pole on Bach Dang Street

The collapsed fence of the old headquarters of Hai Chau District Police on Yen Bai Street

Hotel staff on Tran Phu Street cleaning up after the storm

Many billboards along Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Streets damaged by heavy winds

The clean-up of streets underway

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung (middle), Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong (2nd , left ), Da Nang Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Van Quang (3rd, right) checking over the solidity of sea dyke along Nguyen Tat Thanh Street in Lien Chieu District Wednesday morning.

Local border guards actively engaged in clearing fallen trees overnight Wednesday

By DNO- Translated by A.T