Typhoon Kajiki

• 28 Aug 2025

Source: HT

Typhoon Kajiki struck Vietnam’s coastal provinces, resulting in extensive flooding, significant crop losses, and multiple fatalities.

• It originated over the Philippines, strengthened over the South China Sea and hit China & Vietnam, as a Category 2 storm on Saffir-Simpson (SS) Scale.
• Typhoons are tropical cyclones originating from western Pacific Ocean, particularly in Southeast Asia & China.

Vietnam

• Vietnam (capital Hanoi) is a Southeast Asian country bordered by China to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west, and the South China Sea to the east.
• Mekong (south) and the Red River (north) are its key rivers that flow into the South China Sea & Annamite Cordillera is a major mountain range.
• Vietnam gained independence from French colonial rule on 2 September 1945.

 

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