(CNN) — Tropical Storm Kajiki proved deadly in Vietnam after it made landfall as a powerful typhoon on Monday, unleashing dangerous winds and prompting authorities to evacuate tens of thousands of residents as it surged through the country’s central provinces.

Three people were killed across three provinces and 13 others were injured, the state-run Vietnam News Agency reported Tuesday.

Kajiki barreled into Vietnam’s Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces at around 3 p.m. local time (4 a.m. ET) with wind speeds of 133 kph (82 mph), according to Vietnam’s national weather forecast agency. It has since weakened into a tropical storm.

Powerful gusts ripped through properties, uprooted trees from the ground and knocked down lampposts, according to state media. More than 6,800 houses sustained damag

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