Typhoon Kajiki is intensifying, with forecasters warning that it could strengthen further to winds of up to 180 kph. The storm is expected to “brush past” the southern coast of China’s Hainan island province from Sunday evening before heading for Vietnam.
Vietnam has announced plans to evacuate over 586,000 people from central provinces where the typhoon is forecast to make landfall early on Monday. Authorities have also banned boats from leaving shore and cancelled at least 22 flights to and from central cities.
China’s southern city of Sanya has closed businesses and public transport, with tourist attractions shuttered and shopping centres, restaurants, and supermarkets shut down. The city has issued a red typhoon alert, its highest warning level, and raised its emergency response to the most severe level.
Heavy rainfall and strong winds are expected in Hainan and nearby Guangdong province and Guangxi region, with some areas forecast to receive up to 320 mm of rain from Sunday to Monday. This comes as record rainfall has lashed China’s north and south since July, causing direct economic losses of 52.15 billion yuan.
Typhoon Kajiki is being compared to another storm that hit Vietnam less than a year ago, killing about 300 people and causing $3.3 billion in property damage.
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/24/asia/typhoon-kajiki-vietnam-evacuation-china-latam-intl