Overview

• The storm came ashore between Nghe An and Ha Tinh on Monday afternoon local time with sustained winds near 133 km/h, driving high waves and causing localized power outages.
• Authorities ordered evacuations for roughly 300,000 coastal residents, and local officials said nearly 30,000 had relocated by morning.
• Airports in central provinces suspended operations, airlines canceled dozens of flights, and boat traffic was halted with fishing fleets recalled to port.
• More than 16,500 soldiers and over 100,000 responders were mobilized for rescue operations as schools and public buildings were turned into shelters.
• China’s Hainan island reported building damage and transport disruption earlier, while Thailand and Laos prepared for flooding as the system weakens inland; Kajiki is Vietnam’s fifth tropical storm of 2025 amid over 100 disaster deaths or missing and about $21 million in losses.