Vietnam to evacuate 300,000 as Typhoon Kajiki nears

Vietnam: Vietnam said on Sunday it plans to evacuate more than 300,000 people and has cancelled over a dozen domestic flights as Typhoon Kajiki approa...

Vietnam: Vietnam said on Sunday it plans to evacuate more than 300,000 people and has cancelled over a dozen domestic flights as Typhoon Kajiki approaches.

More than 325,500 residents in five coastal provinces will be moved to schools and public buildings turned into temporary evacuation centres, authorities said, while national carrier Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet announced the flight cancellations.

The storm is set to make landfall on Vietnam's east coast on Monday.

"The situation is extremely dangerous and not safe for any vehicles or structures such as tourism or fishing vessels and aquaculture raising facilities," said disaster authorities working under the ministry of agriculture and environment.

Typhoon Kajiki is sliding slowly past China's southern coast with maximum sustained wind speeds of 90 knots (167 kilometres per hour), according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, and is expected to strengthen further.