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title: "Typhoon Kajiki kills 3 in Vietnam, floods Hanoi streets"
description: "HANOI, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Typhoon Kajiki killed at least three people and injured 10 others in Vietnam, authorities said on Tuesday as they warned that heavy rains could cause flooding and landslides."
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# Typhoon Kajiki kills 3 in Vietnam, floods Hanoi streets

> HANOI, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Typhoon Kajiki killed at least three people and injured 10 others in Vietnam, authorities said on Tuesday as they warned that heavy rains could cause flooding and landslides.

By Reuters · Published 26 August 2025, 06:40 SAST · Updated 26 August 2025, 06:40 SAST

## Key points
- As storm Kajiki sweeps through Vietnam, it leaves behind a trail of devastation that includes nearly 7,000 homes battered, 28,800 hectares of rice submerged, and enough fallen trees to make a lumberjack weep, while the capital Hanoi is left swimming in a flood of its own misfortune.
- Storm Kajiki wreaks havoc in Vietnam, damaging nearly 7,000 homes and inundating 28,800 hectares of rice fields.
- Widespread blackouts reported as 331 electricity poles were downed across several provinces.
- Heavy rains led to severe flooding in Hanoi, with warnings of continued rainfall and potential flash floods.
- Prior to landfall, Kajiki forced business and transport closures in Sanya City, Hainan Island, China.

## Content

The storm damaged nearly 7,000 homes, inundated 28,800 hectares of rice plantings and felled 18,000 trees, the government said in a statement. It also brought down 331 electricity poles, causing widespread blackouts in Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Thai Nguyen and Phu Tho provinces.

Photos on state media showed streets in the capital Hanoi were severely flooded as heavy rains fell on Tuesday morning.

After making landfall on Vietnam's north central coast on Monday afternoon, Kajiki has since weakened to a tropical depression as it moved across to Laos on Tuesday morning, the national weather agency said.

The agency warned that rains will continue in several parts of northern Vietnam, with some areas likely to get up to 150 millimetres (6 inches) of rain in six hours, potentially causing flash floods and landslides.

Before making landfall in Vietnam, Kajiki skirted the southern coast of China's Hainan Island on Sunday, forcing Sanya City on the island to close businesses and public transport.

(Reporting by Khanh Vu; Editing by John Mair)