Powerful Typhoon Kajiki Batters Vietnam Coast,Forces Mass Evacuations
Hanoi,Vietnam – Typhoon Kajiki slammed into Vietnam’s central coast on Monday afternoon,unleashing torrential rains and powerful winds that uprooted trees,ripped roofs from homes,and triggered widespread evacuations. Authorities had warned the storm could be the strongest to hit the nation this year, and while it weakened slightly before landfall, sustained winds of 73-82 mph (118-133 km/h) still posed a notable threat.
Nearly 600,000 people across Vietnam were preemptively ordered to evacuate from vulnerable areas, including residents in the provinces of Thanh Hoa, Quang Tri, Hue, and Da Nang. The storm made landfall in Ha Tinh province, but its impact was felt across six provinces placed on high alert for flash floods and landslides. Flights were suspended at two central region airports, and some train services were also halted as a precaution.
“I have never heard of a typhoon of this big scale coming to our city,” said Le Manh tung, 66, a resident of the coastal city of Vinh, speaking to AFP before the storm hit.”I am a bit scared, but then we have to accept it because it’s nature — we cannot do anything.”
Eyewitness accounts paint a picture of the storm’s ferocity. In Nghe An province, resident Dang Xuan Phuong, 48, described seeing waves reaching two meters in height, flooding roads. Another evacuee in the same province told reuters the scene was “terrifying,” with similar reports of rising waters.
Kajiki’s path wasn’t limited to Vietnam. The typhoon previously brushed China’s southern coast, causing damage to roads, water supply systems, and other infrastructure before turning towards Vietnam.
The current storm arrives less than a year after Typhoon Yagi – Vietnam’s most powerful storm in three decades – devastated the country in September of last year. Yagi resulted in 300 deaths in vietnam alone and caused billions of dollars in damage, leaving 1.5 million people without power. The broader impact of Yagi extended across Southeast Asia, contributing to over 500 fatalities in Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.
Meteorologists emphasize a growing link between warming global temperatures and the increasing intensity of typhoons. While attributing any single storm directly to climate change is complex, the trend indicates that warmer waters fuel stronger winds and heavier rainfall in these powerful weather systems.
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