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Typhoon Kajiki Kills at Least 9 in Vietnam and Thailand

Officials cite severe flooding, crop losses and power outages, with lingering landslide risk hindering rescues.

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Overview

  • Authorities in Vietnam report at least seven deaths, more than 30 injuries and one person missing after Kajiki’s landfall.
  • Flooding damaged over 8,000 homes and inundated tens of thousands of hectares of rice fields, with about 1.6 million people temporarily losing power.
  • Hanoi saw widespread street flooding that submerged vehicles and swamped homes, according to residents and officials.
  • In northern Thailand’s Chiang Mai province, a landslide killed two people, a 12-year-old remains missing, and at least ten houses were hit, seven destroyed.
  • The system weakened to a tropical depression over Laos and Thailand, yet ongoing rains continue to trigger floods and landslides that isolate communities and slow evacuations.