Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh issued an official dispatch on August 26, calling for rapid recovery from Typhoon Kajiki and subsequent flooding that has left seven dead and dozens injured, and caused widespread devastation across northern and central regions.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has instructed military and police forces to maintain a high level of readiness and actively engage in efforts to address consequences of Typhoon Kajiki, which made landfall in central Vietnam on late August 25 afternoon, with priority given to schools, healthcare facilities, policy beneficiaries, and low-income groups.

Northern and central localities are grappling with the widespread impacts of Typhoon Kajiki, the fifth storm to arise in the East Sea/South China Sea this year, which has brought torrential rain, flooding, and strong winds across multiple provinces.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed off a dispatch directing the settlement of Typhoon Kajiki’s consequences as the storm has wreaked havoc on the northern part of central Viet Nam.

Typhoon Kajiki, the fifth to hit the East Sea this year, made landfall in the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh at 6 p.m on August 25, bringing maximum sustained winds of level 11 (117 km/h) and gusts reaching level 13, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting reported.

Typhoon Kajiki disrupted air travel in central Viet Nam on August 25, forcing the cancellation of 35 flights and the rerouting of 30 others, according to the Civil Defence Command under the Ministry of Construction.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 25 urged ministries, sectors and localities to implement drastic emergency measures at the highest level to cope with Typhoon Kajiki and flooding as it is approaching Viet Nam’s mainland with very strong intensity.

Authorities across Viet Nam’s coastal provinces have suspended marine tourism and transport activities as Typhoon Kajiki (Storm No. 5) intensifies, in a bid to safeguard visitors and residents.

Typhoon Kajiki, the fifth storm set to strike Viet Nam so far this year, was located around 140km east-southeast of Nghe An province and 120km east of Ha Tinh province at 9am on August 25, with sustained winds of 134-166km/h (level 13-14) and gusts reaching level 16.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha urged local athorities and relevant agencies to remain vigilant, and instructed police forces to ensure residents stay indoors from 11:00 to 18:00 on August 25 while chairing an emergency meeting on the same day to direct response measures to Typhoon Kajiki, the fifth storm to hit the East Sea/South China Sea this year.

Facing Typhoon Kajiki, with extremely high intensity (Category 13-14, gusting to Category 16 and possibly strengthening), significant disaster risk, and complex developments expected to directly affect the mainland provinces of central Viet Nam, particularly Nghe An, Ha Tinh, and northern Quang Tri, the Prime Minister has established a forward command unit led by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha to ensure urgent and effective response.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference in the central province of Nghe An on August 24 to coordinate preparations for the upcoming Typhoon Kajiki, the fifth storm to hit the East Sea this year, as authorities brace for its potential impact.

As Typhoon Kajiki, the fifth tropical storm to hit the East Sea this year, is moving towards north-central coast, authorities in central provinces have activated emergency measures.

National flag carrier Viet Nam Airlines announced on August 24 afternoon that it would adjust flights at several airports in central Viet Nam due to the impact of Typhoon Kajiki, the fifth storm to hit the East Sea this year.