According to a rapid report from the Civil Defense Command of the Ministry of Construction, by 4:00 p.m. on August 25, Dong Hoi Airport in Quang Binh had resumed operations after a temporary closure due to storm number 5 (Kajiki). In total, 460 flights were affected nationwide.

Dong Hoi Airport had been closed from 4:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on August 25. By the time operations resumed, there had been no reported damage to people or infrastructure.

At Tho Xuan Airport in Thanh Hoa, preventive reinforcement of airport infrastructure and equipment was carried out. Flights were suspended from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. in coordination with airlines to reschedule operations accordingly.

In Hue, Phu Bai Airport secured aircraft parked on the tarmac, including aircraft NB593, ahead of the storm.

As for Vinh Airport in Nghe An - currently under renovation and closed for upgrades - a section of the apron was submerged by approximately 10 centimeters of floodwater, and part of the construction fence around the tarmac collapsed.

As of 4:00 p.m. on August 25, 65 flights were directly affected - either rerouted or canceled due to airports temporarily suspending operations.

Previously, the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM) had reported that on August 23 and 24, the storm disrupted nearly 395 flights. This brings the total to 460 affected flights over a three-day period.

Impact on railways and maritime transport

In the railway sector, by 4:00 p.m. August 25, train HH51 encountered a fallen tree at kilometer marker 399+750 between Phuc Trach and La Khe (Ha Tinh). Likewise, at 3:10 p.m., train SE5 stopped at kilometer 304+900 between My Ly and Quan Hanh (Nghe An) due to another fallen tree. Both incidents were promptly resolved, and SE5 resumed its journey at 3:27 p.m.

The Vietnam Railway Corporation has suspended trains SE9 (Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City route) and NA1, NA2 (Hanoi - Vinh route) as a precaution.

In the maritime sector, the Ministry of Construction reported that in areas managed by the maritime authorities of Hai Phong, Thai Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Hue, and Da Nang, there were 501 vessels, including 201 cargo ships and 300 inland waterway vessels.

Of these, 127 cargo ships had safely anchored in port waters. An additional 62 tugboats were on standby for emergency response, and five construction barges were securely anchored at designated locations by port authorities.

PV