Typhoon Kajiki brought torrential rains to Vietnam's north-central coast on Monday, felling trees, flooding homes and triggering mass evacuations from coastal areas.

Kajiki was on the coast of Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces in the afternoon, with wind speed easing to 118-133 km/h from as strong as 166 km/h, according to the country's weather agency.

"It's terrifying," said Dang Xuan Phuong, a 48-year-old resident of Cua Lo, a tourism town in Nghe An province directly hit by the storm.

"When I look down from the higher floors, I could see waves as tall as two metres, and the water has flooded the roads around us," Phuong told Reuters.

State media reports said power in several areas in Ha Tinh province had been cut off, roofs were blown out and floating fishing farms were washed away.

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