Vietnam closed schools, airports, and evacuated thousands of people as it braced for powerful Typhoon Kajiki to make landfall Monday, threatening the country’s northeast with destructive winds and storm surges.

Vietnam has shut down airports, closed schools, and begun mass evacuations as it prepares for the most powerful storm so far this year.

Typhoon Kajiki batters China's Hainan with heavy rain and wind as it moves towards Vietnam:: Sanya, China::Footage aired by CCTV showed emergency crews clearing debris from downed trees and reinforcing power lines in the resort city of Sanya.