Typhoon Kajiki churned toward Vietnam’s central coast on Monday (August 25), unleashing powerful winds and heavy rain in Nghe An province that flooded streets and damaged rooftops hours before its expected landfall. In the city of Vinh, waves surged and crashed onto a beachfront parks, as residents reinforced doors to buildings with sandbags and other structures as they braced for Kajiki's arrival. “It’s terrifying,” said Dang Xuan Phuong, a 48-year-old hotel chef. “I could see waves as tall as