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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Aniruddha Ghosal

INSANE: Vietnam evacuates hundreds of thousands as typhoon kajiki nears - The Real Truth

  • 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.

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