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Typhoon Kajiki lashes Vietnam, one killed
Gulf Today
|August 26, 2025
Vietnam's central belt was lashed by Typhoon Kajiki on Monday, with at least one person killed by deluges and gales howling more than 130 kilometres per hour, as tens of thousands of residents were evacuated from the path of the tempest.
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The typhoon - the fifth to affect Vietnam this year - roiled the Gulf of Tonkin with waves of up to 9.5 metres before hitting shore around 3:00 pm (0800 GMT).
Nearly 44,000 people were evacuated from the region as 16,000 military personnel were mobilised and all fishing boats in the typhoon's path were called back to harbour.
Two domestic airports were shut and 35 flights cancelled before it landed between Ha Tinh and Nghe An provinces, tearing the roofs off more than 600 homes according to authorities.
This story is from the August 26, 2025 edition of Gulf Today.
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