Before making landfall in Vietnam, the typhoon resulted in catastrophic damage in the Philippines - including a minimum of 114 lives lost.
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has declared a state of calamity - defined by circumstances including mass casualty, widespread structural damage, and disruption to means of livelihoods and the normal way of life for residents of impacted regions.
The typhoon, called in the region Tino, tore through the heavily populated island of Cebu, submerging entire towns and carrying vehicles down roads.
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated, while some are sheltering in designated safe zones.
Rescue teams have begun work as displaced Filipinos seek shelter in designated safe areas.
The extent of this disaster has resulted in massive rescue operations throughout the affected regions.
Disaster teams could be seen engaged in extracting a body at a landslide location in Cebu City.
The typhoon has forced the relocation of over four hundred thousand people in the Philippines.
Thoroughfares are covered in mud and pictures display piles of cars spread over the impacted zones.