Trees felled, homes flooded as Typhoon Kajiki batters Vietnam

Typhoon Kajiki brought torrential rains to Vietnam's north central coast on Aug 25, felling trees and flooding homes despite wind speeds tapering off from earlier in the day.

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HANOI - Typhoon Kajiki brought torrential rains to Vietnam's north central coast on Aug 25, felling trees and flooding homes despite wind speeds tapering off from earlier in the day.

As at 4pm local time, Kajiki was on the coast of Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces, with wind speeds easing to 118kmh to 133kmh from as strong as 166kmh, according to the country's weather agency.

"It's terrifying," said Mr Dang Xuan Phuong, 48, a resident of Cua Lo, a tourism town in Nghe An province directly hit by the storm.

"When I look down from the higher floors, I can see waves as tall as 2m, and the water has flooded the roads around us," he told Reuters.

State media reports said power in several areas in Ha Tinh province had been cut, roofs blown off and floating fish farms washed away.

Vietnam had earlier shut down airports, closed schools and initiated mass evacuations as it prepared for the most powerful storm so far in 2025.