Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed at least five people in Vietnam after slamming into its central and highland provinces, according to Vietnamese state media.

Kalmaegi made landfall in central Vietnam on Thursday evening, bringing heavy wind and rain that damaged thousands of buildings across the region, the state-run Vietnam News reports.

The storm led to the collapse of nearly 57 houses and ripped the roofs off an estimated 3,000 more, the news outlet said, while also causing 11 boats to sink and downing power lines across the country.

Vietnam’s Dak Lak, Quang Ngai, and Gia Lai provinces were some of the hardest hit, Vietnam News said, with the government reporting five deaths and seven injuries as of midday on Friday local time.

More than 8,000 people have been evacuated from storm-hit a

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