Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall Thursday north of Gia Lai province in central Vietnam, lashing the region with fierce winds and torrential rain after leaving more than 100 people dead and dozens missing in the Philippines.

Three fishermen were reported missing after their boat was swept away by strong waves on Ly Son, an island in Vietnam's Quang Ngai province.

A search operation was launched but later suspended due to worsening weather, state media said.

An unusually strong storm for the region in November, it was packing sustained winds of about 183 kph (114 mph) with gusts reaching up to 220 kph (137 mph) over the South China Sea as it approached Vietnam, said forecasters.

Waves up to 3 meters (10 feet) high battered the coast in coastal cities like Danang, and strong winds uprooted trees in Dak Lak province.

Many homes in Quy Nhon, also a coastal city, were left without power for hours.

Vietnam's central provinces are already reeling from floods due to record-breaking rains.

Kalmaegi is forecast to dump more than 600 millimeters (24 inches) of rain in some areas.

Authorities said more than 537,000 people were evacuated from five provinces, including Hue, Da Nang, and Dak Lak, as floodwaters rose and landslides loomed.

Vietnam, which gets about a dozen typhoons and storms a year, has been pummeled by a relentless series this year, leaving little time to recover between disasters.

Typhoon Ragasa dumped torrential rain in late September, then Typhoon Bualoi slammed the central coast and Typhoon Matmo resulted in flooding in the north.

Together, the three storms left more than 85 people dead or missing in two weeks, and caused an estimated $1.36 billion in damage.

Vietnam is among the world’s most flood-prone countries, with nearly half its population living in high-risk areas.

Scientists warn that a warming climate is intensifying storms and rainfall across Southeast Asia, making floods like this year’s increasingly destructive and frequent.