Typhoon Bualoi has killed at least 11 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes in the centre and north of Vietnam, state media reported. Dozens are missing or injured after the typhoon made landfall on Sunday night, flooding roads, washing away bridges and tearing roofs off buildings before weakening and moving into neighbouring Laos.

Typhoon Bualoi tore through Vietnam's coast on Monday, killing at least 13 people and injuring 46, the government said, while accompanying strong winds and rains damaged homes, snapped power links and flooded roads.

Typhoon Ragasa whipped waves taller than lampposts onto Hong Kong promenades and turned seas rough on the southern Chinese coast after leaving deadly destruction in Taiwan and the Philippines.

Super Typhoon Ragasa swept through the Philippines, Taiwan and southern China in late September, killing more than two dozen people across the region and leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Yet images claimed online to show buildings and public transport being wrapped in plastic and secured to the ground to prepare for the storm are AI-generated -- their creator confirmed to AFP that they are not real photos.

Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest storms to hit Asia in years, has caused massive destruction in Taiwan and the Philippines before slamming ashore in southern China.

Typhoon Bualoi barrelled into north-central Vietnam on Monday, bringing torrential rain and high seas and killing at least six people, destroying homes and damaging infrastructure, state-run media reported.

Two women and a child were swept away by a giant wave while taking a selfie amidst Typhoon Ragasa in Hong Kong.

Vietnam closed airports and evacuated thousands of people in areas under storm threat on Sunday, as intensifying Typhoon Bualoi barrelled towards the country, days after causing at least 10 deaths and widespread flooding in the Philippines.