Hanoi, Aug 26
At least three people were killed and 10 others injured in northern and central Vietnam due to heavy rains, strong winds, and flooding triggered by Typhoon Kajiki, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of Vietnam said Tuesday.
The storm also damaged over 6,800 houses, inundated more than 28,800 hectares of rice fields, 2,200 hectares of other crops, and toppled nearly 18,000 trees across the affected provinces, the Voice of Vietnam said, citing the ministry's report.
The storm disrupted power infrastructure, with a total of 331 power poles knocked down, and nearly 1.3 million customers experiencing power outages, the report added.
Local authorities are continuing recovery efforts and assessing the full extent of the damage, news agency reported.
Typhoon Kajiki had made landfall in Vietnam on Monday afternoon, battering the country's coastal provinces with winds of up to 118-133 km/h.