India launches Operation Sadbhav as Typhoon Yagi wreaks havoc in Southeast Asia

India on Sunday launched Operation Sadbhav to send urgent supplies to Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar the countries devastated by Typhoon Yagi that has claimed more than 200 lives so far. 

The three countries have been reeling under heavy floods after the Typhoon made landfall over a week ago.

The typhoon first made landfall in the Philippines, where it claimed the lives of over a dozen people.

After striking the Philippines, Yagi continued its westward journey, impacting southern China before affecting parts of Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos.