Typhoon Kajiki: Typhoon Kajiki landfalls in Vietnam, Kajiki skirted the southern coast of China’s Hainan Island, kiling at least three people and injuring 10 others as warnings for heavy rain, flooding and landslides remain in place.
Developing into a typhoon on Monday evening, Kajiki unleashed heavy rain and winds of more than 130 km/h, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center reported. The storm flooded areas like Hanoi, disrupting communities and leaving many without power.
The storm damaged nearly 7,000 homes, injured 10, inundated 28,800 hectares of rice plantings and felled 18,000 trees, the government said in a statement. It also brought down 331 electricity poles, causing widespread blackouts in Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Thai Nguyen, and Phu Tho provinces. The situation is so worse that nearly 14000 military personnel were deployed to evacuate over 44000 people.
Vietnam’s national weather agency, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, has warned that heavy rain will persist in northern Vietnam. The agency cautioned that some areas could see up to 150 millimeters (6 inches) of rain in six hours, which may lead to flash floods and landslides.
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