Strong winds tore down trees and homes as Typhoon Molave hit Quang Ngai province in central Vietnam on Wednesday (October 28).

Dozens of people have been reported missing in this, just the latest of a wave of storms and flooding to hit the country in recent weeks.

Officials said that at least nine people were killed in the Philippines by the typhoon, where it is called Typhoon Quinta.

The storm is expected to move into Cambodia and Thailand.

Strong winds blow over trees and wooden homes as Typhoon Molave slams into Quang Ngai province, central Vietnam today (October 28).

Typhoon Molave is currently forecast to strengthen into a Category 2 typhoon and according to the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) will sustain winds of up to 185kph (115mph) just before landfall, making it the equivalent of a Category 3 typhoon.

The Vietnamese government is preparing for the evacuation of up to 1.3 million people in the country's central regions, which are already experiencing widespread flooding for the past 3 weeks.

Officials said that at least nine people have been killed in the Philippines by the typhoon while more than 900,000 residents have been affected mostly in the Southern Tagalog region where, typhoon Molave, or Quinta as it is also known, made landfall.

Typhoon Molave is then expected to move into Cambodia and Thailand towards the end of the week.