A powerful typhoon has made landfall in northeast Vietnam, south of Hanoi, with schools and airports closed, and more than 586,000 people evacuated.

Typhoon Kajiki has made landfall after Vietnam ordered more than half a million people to evacuate their homes in anticipation of widespread destruction.

Typhoon Kajiki killed at least three people and injured 10 others in Vietnam, authorities said on Tuesday as they warned that heavy rains could cause flooding and landslides.