A DEADLY super storm packing 83mph winds smashed into Vietnam, killing nine people, leaving dozens missing and forcing mass evacuations.

Typhoon Bualoi made landfall just after midnight on Monday in Ha Tinh province , ripping off roofs, toppling power poles and flooding highways.

Authorities had already evacuated 28,500 people, grounded fishing fleets and shut down four airports , including Danang International, as the storm raced in faster than forecast.

By late morning, the typhoon had weakened to a tropical storm with 46mph winds, but not before wreaking havoc across central provinces.

Six people died in Ninh Binh when homes collapsed under fierce gusts.

In Thanh Hoa, local official Nguyen Ngoc Hung was killed by a falling tree after a night of storm preparations.

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