By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and JIM GOMEZ, Associated Press

NHA TRANG, Vietnam (AP) — Typhoon Kalmaegi lashed Vietnam with fierce winds and torrential rains as it made landfall on Thursday 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.

Authorities said more than 537,000 people were evacuated, many by boat, as floodwaters rose and landslides loomed.

Vietnam’s central provinces were already reeling from floods due to record-breaking rains. Kalmaegi is forecast to dump more than 24 inches of rain in some areas.

An unusually str

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