US EditionTyphoon Kajiki kills 8 in Vietnam and Thailand, with warnings of more flooding to come
Typhoon Kajiki caused flooding and landslides destroying over 10,000 homes and affecting 1.6 million people, with authorities warning of continued heavy rains and flash floods.
- Typhoon Kajiki has killed eight people, including one in Thailand and seven in Vietnam, according to authorities on August 27.
- The storm has caused significant flooding and landslides, affecting over 180 households in Thailand's eight provinces, as reported by Thailand's Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.
- More than 10,000 homes and offices have been damaged in Vietnam, and 1.6 million people are facing blackouts, per the Vietnamese government's statement.
- Heavy rain is expected to continue in northern provinces, with forecasts indicating up to 70mm in some areas over three to six hours, according to the national weather forecast agency.
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Tropical cyclone kills at least 9 people after slamming into coast: 'Normally we get storms and flooding, but never this big'
As Americans commemorate the important anniversaries of two of the country's most notorious hurricanes this week, nearly 9,000 miles away, a typhoon in Southeast Asia killed at least nine people. Typhoon Kajiki made landfall in Vietnam on Monday, packing winds of between 73 and 82 mph. The Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces bore the brunt of the storm's impacts in Vietnam. Flooding from torrential rain triggered landslides, killing at least nine acro…
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Coast ReporterHeavy rain causes flooding, landslides and 8 deaths in Vietnam and Thailand
Heavy rain has caused flooding and landslides in parts of Southeast Asia, where at least eight deaths were reported in the aftermath of a tropical storm. Flooding occurred in northern
The death toll has risen to 8! Typhoon Kajiki killed 7 people in Vietnam and 1 in Thailand, where it affected. 1.6 million people in Vietnam were left without electricity after downed power poles.
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