Powerful Typhoon Kajiki Triggers Mass Evacuations Across Vietnam and Southern China
Typhoon Kajiki, the most powerful to hit Vietnam this year with 162-166 km/h winds, prompts nearly 600,000 evacuations in central Vietnam and strict measures in southern China.
Overview
- Typhoon Kajiki has strengthened, becoming the fifth and most powerful typhoon to hit Vietnam this year, with sustained winds reaching 162-166 km/h as it moves west.
- Vietnamese authorities are evacuating nearly 600,000 people from central provinces, closing schools and airports, and canceling dozens of flights in preparation for Kajiki's expected landfall.
- Southern China's Hainan island and Guangdong province have implemented strict measures, including business closures, transportation halts, and ship bans, to brace for the typhoon's impact.
- Over 16,500 soldiers and 107,000 paramilitary personnel have been deployed across Vietnam to assist with the large-scale evacuations and potential search and rescue operations.
- Officials compare Typhoon Kajiki to last year's deadly Typhoon Yagi, expecting it to move inland into Laos and northern Thailand, bringing heavy rainfall.
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Analysis
Center-leaning sources cover the tropical storm by focusing on factual reporting of its immediate impacts, including casualties, damage, and government responses. They use descriptive language and present information directly, avoiding loaded terms or selective emphasis that would suggest a particular narrative, maintaining an objective tone throughout the report.
"Heavy rain fell Tuesday in parts of Southeast Asia after a tropical storm made landfall in Vietnam, causing at least three deaths, damage to homes and flooding in the capital and coastal areas."
Associated Press"Vietnam has evacuated hundreds of thousands of people and closed schools and airports as it braces for Typhoon Kajiki, its strongest storm of the year so far."
ABC News"Typhoon Kajiki has brought strong winds and heavy rain to southern China's Hainan island and parts of Guangdong province as it heads toward Vietnam's central coast."
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FAQ
Nearly 600,000 people in central Vietnam have been evacuated as a precaution against Typhoon Kajiki.
Southern China's Hainan Island and Guangdong province implemented strict measures, including business closures, transportation halts, and banning ships from sailing to brace for the typhoon's impact.
Typhoon Kajiki struck Vietnam with sustained wind speeds of approximately 162-166 km/h, making it the most powerful typhoon to hit the country this year.
Kajiki is expected to move inland into Laos and northern Thailand after hitting Vietnam, bringing heavy rainfall and potential flooding to those areas.
Vietnam has deployed over 16,500 soldiers and 107,000 paramilitary personnel to assist with mass evacuations and potential search and rescue operations.
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