Typhoon Kajiki struck central Vietnam with winds up to 130 kilometres per hour, tearing roofs off thousands of homes and cutting power to more than 1.6 million people. Rescue workers responded to uprooted trees and downed power lines while authorities reported three deaths and 13 injuries, and warned of flash floods and landslides across eight provinces. Torrential rains flooded Hanoi streets and cut off 27 mountainous villages, prompting evacuation of over 44,000 people. Kajiki weakened to a tropical depression before moving west over northern Laos. Climate change contributed to more intense, unpredictable storms, and over 100 people were killed or reported missing in Vietnam so far in 2025.
The typhoon struck central Vietnam on Monday with winds of up to 130 kilometres per hour (80 miles per hour), tearing roofs off thousands of homes and knocking out power to more than 1.6 million people. Authorities on Tuesday said three people had been killed and 13 injured, and warned of possible flash floods and landslides in eight provinces, as Kajiki's torrential rains continued to wreak havoc.
Flooding has cut off 27 villages in mountainous inland areas, while more than 44,000 people were evacuated as the storm approached. Further north in Hanoi, the heavy rain flooded many streets, bringing traffic chaos on Tuesday morning. After hitting Vietnam and weakening to a tropical depression, Kajiki swept westwards over northern Laos, bringing intense rain. In Vietnam, more than 100 people have been killed or reported missing as a result of natural disasters in the first seven months of 2025, according to the agriculture ministry.
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