Hanoi, Sep 7 (AP) Vietnamese authorities say Typhoon Yagi has killed at least four and injured 78 others after making landfall Saturday afternoon in the north of the country.

The typhoon, described by Vietnamese meteorological officials as “one of the most powerful typhoons in the region over the past decade,” made its way to the Southeast Asian country after it left three people dead and nearly a hundred others injured in the Chinese province of Hainan.

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Earlier, the government issued several alerts, and those vulnerable to floods or landslides were evacuated. Four airports were shuttered, including in the capital Hanoi, and the city of Haiphong. (AP)

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