US EditionTyphoon Kajiki Leaves Three Dead, 10 Injured in Vietnam
Vietnamese authorities evacuated over 500,000 residents from central coastal provinces as Typhoon Kajiki caused flooding, infrastructure damage, and at least one death, with military mobilized for rescue operations.
- Three people were killed and at least 13 others injured when Typhoon Kajiki hit Vietnam's north central coast on Monday.
- Typhoon Kajiki damaged nearly 7,000 homes, felled 18,000 trees, and flooded thousands of hectares of rice plantings in Vietnam.
- The typhoon brought down 331 electricity poles, causing widespread blackouts in several provinces, and continued heavy rain flooded streets in Hanoi.
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It is already the fifth tropical storm that hits Vietnam this year: Typhoon "Kajiki" has caused great damage in the Southeast Asian country, and the authorities have not yet issued a warning.[more]]>
Typhoon slams central Vietnam as fear of flooding intensifies - West Hawaii Today
HANOI, Vietnam — Heavy rains and strong winds lashed Vietnam’s central coast Monday, uprooting trees, destroying homes, shuttering airports and spurring last-minute evacuations, as one of the most powerful typhoons in decades to hit the nation made landfall north of Da Nang.
Typhoon Kajiki hit Vietnam on Monday, causing widespread damage. The heavy rains that accompanied it also hit the capital, causing flooding. According to authorities, the typhoon killed at least three people and injured 10 others.
Vietnam evaluates on Tuesday the extent of the damage caused by typhoon Kajiki, who struck the country's north-central strip on Monday afternoon, with winds of more than 130 kilometers per hour and torrential rains. Authorities have raised the number of deaths to three early in the morning and ten injured, according to Reuters agency, with almost 7,000 homes damaged and 28,800 hectares of rice – the largest national crop – flooded. The country's…
Typhoon Kajiki leaves three dead, 10 injured in Vietnam - The Statesman
At least three people were killed and 10 others injured in northern and central Vietnam due to heavy rains, strong winds, and flooding triggered by Typhoon Kajiki, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of Vietnam said Tuesday.
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