US EditionVietnam Flood Death Toll Hits 40 as Typhoon Kalmaegi Looms
Typhoon Kalmaegi is the 13th storm of 2025 and threatens central Vietnam with life-threatening surges and strong winds after floods killed 40, officials said.
- On Thursday, Typhoon Kalmaegi is forecast to make landfall in central Vietnam as the Vietnamese government said it is strengthening after entering the East Sea.
- Up to 1.7m fell in central Vietnam, breaking records, while scientific evidence links more frequent extreme weather to human-driven climate change.
- Travel was disrupted as more than 160 flights were cancelled and evacuations ordered after Typhoon Kalmaegi struck the Visayas region with 150 kph winds and gusts to 205 kph.
- On Tuesday, authorities reported the flood death toll rose to 40 with fatalities in Hue, Da Nang, Lam Dong and Quang Tri provinces, while six people remain missing.
- Amid recovery from recent disasters, Kalmaegi adds pressure on emergency services as the Philippines recovers and the 13th storm of 2025 exceeds the ten typhoons typical annually.
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First the Philippines, now Vietnam: A typhoon threatens after dozens of people have died in floods.
In Southeast Asia, a typhoon has reached the Philippines. Several people have been killed. In the next few days, the hurricane is expected in Vietnam, where at least 40 people have been killed in floods.
The coastal provinces of central Vietnam suffered a week of torrential rain, with rainfall reaching up to 1.7 m in 24 hours in Hue.
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Vietnam flood death toll hits 40 as Typhoon Kalmaegi looms
HANOI: The death toll from a week of flooding and record rains in central Vietnam rose to 40 on Tuesday (Nov 4), authorities said, as another powerful storm bore down on the battered region.Vietnam's central belt has been deluged by torrential rains, turning streets into canals, bursting riverbanks and inunda
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