Three people have been killed and at least 13 others injured in a typhoon in Vietnam, authorities said.

Typhoon Kajiki hit Vietnam 's north central coast on Monday, damaging nearly 7,000 homes, felling 18,000 trees and flooding thousands of hectares of rice plantings.

Among the three victims are a 90-year-old man whose house collapsed in the rain, and a man who died in Nghe An province on Friday after being electrocuted while trying to secure his roof, according to state media.

Image: Waves surge in Ha Tinh province, Vietnam, as Typhoon Kajiki approaches. Pic: Nguyen Dong/VNExpress via AP

Image: Roofs collapse after Typhoon Kajiki sweeps through Ha Tinh. Pic: Cong Tuong/VNA via AP

The typhoon also brought down 331 electricity poles, causing widespread blackouts in several prov

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