Vietnam starts mass evacuations, shuts airports as Typhoon Kajiki approaches

Storm clouds form above the buildings in Vinh city, Nghe An province on August 25, 2025, before Typhoon Kajiki makes landfall in Vietnam. - AFP

HANOI: Vietnam has shut down airports, closed schools and initiated mass evacuations as it prepares for the most powerful storm so far in 2025.

Typhoon Kajiki was packing winds of up to 166kmh as it approached Vietnam's central coast and was forecast to grow stronger before making landfall on the afternoon of Aug 25, the country's weather agency said.