Vietnam evacuates hundreds of thousands as typhoon Kajiki nears
- 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.
- The typhoon, with winds of up to 166 kilometres per hour, is expected to make landfall in central Vietnam between Thanh Hoa and Ha Tinh provinces.
- Kajiki rapidly strengthened from a weak tropical depression in less than two days, prompting authorities to rush emergency measures.
- The storm has already caused devastation in China, leading to 20,000 evacuations, and one death has been reported in Vietnam ahead of its arrival.
- Scientists warn that climate change is causing Southeast Asian cyclones to form closer to land, strengthen faster, and last longer, a trend exemplified by Kajiki's rapid intensification.