Hanoi, Aug. 27 -- Typhoon Kajiki and its subsequent circulation left five dead, three missing, 47 injured and a trail of destruction across northern and central Vietnam by 16:00 on August 27, according to the Department of Dyke Management and Disaster Prevention under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

The storm pulled down 32 houses, unroofed 31,094 homes, submerged 3,942 others and damaged 407 schools. It smashed 48 medical facilities, 72 cultural works, government offices, and shopping malls. It destroyed nearly 9,743 ha of fruit crops and 10,518 ha of industrial crops, flattened 10,565 ha of forests, and submerged 4,035 ha of aquaculture, washing away 274 fish cages. The loss also included 53,147 heads of livestock and poul...