Prior to striking in Vietnam, the storm system caused widespread destruction in the Philippines - and at least 114 people dead.
The nation's leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr has proclaimed a state of calamity - defined by circumstances including significant loss of life, extensive property destruction, and halt to economic activities and daily routines for local inhabitants.
The typhoon, known locally as Tino, ripped through the populous island of Cebu, inundating whole settlements and washing automobiles along avenues.
Many thousands of people have been evacuated, with many taking refuge in designated safe zones.
Emergency responders have started operations as evacuated residents take cover in temporary housing.
The scale of this calamity has prompted extensive emergency response in the devastated zones.
Disaster teams could be seen attempting to recover a victim at the site of a landslide in Cebu City.
The typhoon has displaced over four hundred thousand people in the Philippines.
Roadways are blanketed with sediment and pictures display stacks of vehicles spread over the damaged regions.