'Kalmaegi' rampages in Vietnam

Typhoon “Kalmaegi” (“Tino” in the Philippines) brought fierce winds and torrential rains to Vietnam on Friday, killing at least five people, flattening homes, blowing off roofs, and uprooting trees.

- AK LAK, Vietnam

AERIAL photo shows a building submerged in flooding in Dak Lak, Vietnam, on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, after typhoon 'Kalmaegi' ('Tino' in the Philippines) lashed Vietnam with fierce winds and torrential rains. (AP)

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Across central Vietnamese provinces, people cleared debris and repaired roofs on their homes.

State media said five people were killed in Vietnam — three in Dak Lak and two in Gia Lai provinces — while three remained missing in Quang Ngai.

Fifty-two houses collapsed and nearly 2,600 others were damaged or had their roofs blown off, including more than 2,400 in Gia Lai alone.

The storm also caused multiple power grid failures and knocked down hundreds of power poles, cutting electricity to more than 1.6 million households.

Authorities said Saturday that power had been restored to most areas, but about 500,000 households remained without electricity.

Factories lost their roofs and equipment was damaged because of flooding in Binh Dinh province.