Typhoon Kajiki brought torrential rains to Vietnam’s north central coast on Monday, felling trees and flooding homes, despite wind speeds tapering off from earlier in the day.
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Typhoon Kajiki’s wind speeds eased from 166km/h (103 mph) to 118-133km/h (73-83mph) as the storm hit the coast of Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces, according to the country’s weather agency.
“It’s terrifying,” said Dang Xuan Phuong, a 48-year-old resident of Cua Lo, a tourism town in Nghe An province directly hit by the storm.
“When I look down from the higher floors, I could see waves as tall as 2 metres (6.5 feet), and the water has flooded the surrounding roads,” Phuong said.
State media reports said power in several areas in Ha Tinh province had been cut off, roofs were blown off and floating fishing farms were washed away.
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Vietnam had earlier shut airports, closed schools, and begun mass evacuations as it prepared for the most powerful storm so far this year.