THREE PEOPLE HAVE been killed by an intense typhoon in Vietnam that has wreaked havoc for large regions of the country.

Typhoon Kajiki hit central Vietnam yesterday with winds of up to 130 km/h.

At least three people have died and 13 more are injured.

A fisherman secures his boat in the rain in Ha Tinh province as Typhoon Kajiki was approaching Alamy Alamy

The force of the typhoon tore roofs off thousands of homes and knocked out power to more than 1.6 million people.

Rescue workers are dealing with uprooted trees and downed power lines on top of widespread flooding.

Waves surge in Ha Tinh province Alamy Alamy

Authorities have warned of possible flash floods and landslides in eight provinces as torrential rains continue to pour down.

Vietnam has recorded seasonal typhoons for years but human-caused climate change is driving more intense and unpredictable weather patterns, making storms more frequent and stronger.

Streets of the capital city, Hanoi, are flooded due to heavy rain Alamy Alamy

Flooding caused by the typhoon has cut off 27 villages in mountainous inland areas.

In the capital city of Hanoi, the heavy rains left many streets under water.

Collapsed roofs in the Ha Tinh province Alamy Alamy

“It was impossible to move around this morning. My front yard is also flooded,” resident Nguyen Thuy Lan, 44, told AFP.

Another Hanoi resident, Tran Luu Phuc, said he was stuck in one place for more than an hour, unable to escape the logjam of vehicles trapped by the murky brown waters.

“The flooding and the traffic this morning are terrible. It’s a big mess everywhere,” he told AFP.

A car bonnet crushed under a tree that fell during the typhoon Alamy Alamy

After hitting Vietnam and weakening to a tropical depression, Kajiki swept westwards over northern Laos, bringing intense rains.

The high-speed Laos-China railway halted all services on yesterday and today, and some roads have been cut, but there were no immediate reports of deaths.

Two people cross a flooded street in Hanoi Alamy Alamy

In Vietnam, more than 100 people have been killed or left missing from natural disasters in the first seven months of 2025, according to the agriculture ministry.

In September last year Typhoon Yagi battered northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar, triggering floods and landslides that left more than 700 people dead and causing billions of dollars’ worth of economic losses.

Contains additional reporting by AFP