Before making landfall in Vietnam, the storm system caused widespread destruction in the Philippines - with no fewer than 114 fatalities.
Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has proclaimed a state of calamity - defined by circumstances including significant loss of life, major damage to property, and disruption to means of livelihoods and daily routines for local inhabitants.
The weather system, known locally as Tino, tore through the heavily populated island of Cebu, inundating whole settlements and carrying vehicles down roads.
Tens of thousands of people had to be relocated, others are resting in emergency shelters.
Disaster personnel have begun work while affected citizens take cover in emergency centers.
The scale of this catastrophe has prompted large-scale emergency response in the affected regions.
Emergency responders were captured working on retrieving a victim at a mudslide area in Cebu City.
The severe weather has displaced more than 400,000 people in the Philippines.
Thoroughfares are coated with sediment and images show piles of cars spread over the affected areas.
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