Typhoon Kajiki made landfall in Vietnam on Monday, unleashing dangerous winds as the powerful storm surged through the country’s central provinces – prompting authorities to evacuate tens of thousands of residents.

Typhoon Kajiki has made landfall after Vietnam ordered more than half a million people to evacuate their homes in anticipation of widespread destruction.

A powerful typhoon has made landfall in northeast Vietnam, south of Hanoi, with schools and airports closed, and more than 586,000 people evacuated.