The most vulnerable children and families are experiencing the worst consequences of Typhoon Yagi’s destruction,” said June Kunugi, UNICEF Regional Director for East Asia and Pacific.

The accounting of casualties has been slow, in part due to communication difficulties with the affected areas.

In the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, the region's death toll has surged past 500 as floods and landslides hit Myanmar.

Floods and landslides in Myanmar caused by Typhoon Yagi and monsoon rains have killed at least 226, state media say

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.

At least 74 people have died and scores more are still missing in Myanmar following heavy flooding and landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi, state media reported on Sunday.