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Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Vietnam; death toll nears 200 in Philippines
The Straits Times
|November 08, 2025
At least five people died in Vietnam after Typhoon Kalmaegi pummelled coastal regions with destructive winds and heavy rain, officials said on Nov 7 following the storm’s deadly passage through the Philippines, where it killed at least 188 people.
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The storm made landfall in central Vietnam late on Nov 6, uprooting trees, damaging homes and triggering power outages, before weakening as it moved inland.
The authorities warned of continuing heavy rainfall of up to 200mm in central provinces from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri, and said rising river levels from Hue to Dak Lak could trigger flooding and landslides.
In Gia Lai province, which bore the brunt of the typhoon, shrimp farm owner Nguyen Dinh Sa reported catastrophic losses.
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