On the afternoon of 26/8, the road leading to the Thien Cam beach resort in Cam Xuyen district, Ha Tinh province, was deserted. Across the more than 3 km long sandy beach, casuarina trees were uprooted, and corrugated iron roofs and furniture from kiosks were scattered dozens of meters away by the waves. Many wicker boats, buoys, and tourist equipment were swept away or buried in the sand.
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The swimming pool of a hotel at the Thien Cam tourist area, Thien Cam commune, is littered with corrugated iron on the shore and in the pool after Typhoon Kajiki. The area is currently closed to visitors. Photo: Nguyen Dong |
The swimming pool of a hotel at the Thien Cam tourist area, Thien Cam commune, is littered with corrugated iron on the shore and in the pool after Typhoon Kajiki. The area is currently closed to visitors. Photo: Nguyen Dong
The once bustling street with dozens of restaurants is now in ruins. Aluminum frames and signboards were torn apart by the wind and rain, broken glass littered the road, and restaurant decorations were almost completely destroyed. Restaurant owner Nguyen Nam Chau said the row of restaurants along Thien Cam beach suffered "terrible damage", with dozens of establishments collapsing or losing their roofs.
The coastal roads, once crowded with tourists during the 30/4 holiday and the peak summer season, are now flooded with debris and blocked by fallen trees, making travel difficult. Some businesses tried to clean up temporarily, but faced obstacles due to power outages and prolonged rain from the typhoon's remnants. The estimated damage for each household is up to hundreds of millions of Vietnamese dong (VND).
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Restaurants and eateries along Thien Cam beach had their corrugated iron roofs torn off by the typhoon. Photo: Nguyen Dong |
Restaurants and eateries along Thien Cam beach had their corrugated iron roofs torn off by the typhoon. Photo: Nguyen Dong
Pham Danh Cuong, director of the Cam Xuyen Regional Center for Culture and Information, said staff have been deployed to coordinate with border guards and police to support residents and ensure the fastest possible recovery.
Accommodation facilities in Thien Cam were also severely damaged. Many hotels suffered broken windows, lost roofs, and had their signboards and aluminum facade panels torn off. A representative of the nearly 50-room Cong Doan Hotel said almost all rooms were affected, with the roof severely damaged by the wind. As of the afternoon of 26/8, many hotels had not yet finished assessing the damage.
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The 5th floor roof of the Cong Doan Hotel was torn off from noon on 25/8. Photo: Nguyen Dong |
The 5th floor roof of the Cong Doan Hotel was torn off from noon on 25/8. Photo: Nguyen Dong
Thien Cam is Ha Tinh's most popular tourist destination, welcoming tens of thousands of visitors each year. The local tourism industry hoped the 2/9 holiday would be a chance to "recover the season," but after the typhoon, all resort activities, swimming, and entertainment here cannot be restored in time to welcome guests.
Typhoon Kajiki made landfall in Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces with winds of level 10-12 on the afternoon of 25/8, lasting more than 10 hours, causing prolonged heavy rain in north-central Vietnam and the northern region. According to the Dyke Management and Disaster Prevention Department, the typhoon caused three deaths in Ninh Binh, Nghe An, and Ha Tinh provinces. More than 6,800 houses had their roofs blown off, with Ha Tinh province alone accounting for 6,300.
Tuan Anh
