Typhoon Bualoi ripped roofs from buildings and uprooted electrical poles along Vietnam's coast, killing at least 11 people, local and national officials said on Monday.

Axar.az reports, citing France 24, the storm -- the 10th to hit Vietnam this year -- made landfall late on Sunday, generating winds of 130 kilometres (80 miles) per hour.

At least nine people were killed when a typhoon-related whirlwind swept through northern Ninh Binh province early on Monday, according to the local disaster agency.

One person was killed in the province of Hue and another in Thanh Hoa, while about 20 were missing, local and national disaster authorities reported.

Among those unaccounted for were nine people whose fishing boats were lost at sea Sunday night after their vessels were unmoored during strong winds and currents, police said.

More than 53,000 people were evacuated to schools and medical centres converted into temporary shelters ahead of Bualoi hitting Vietnam, the environment ministry said.

Four domestic airports and part of the national highway were closed on Monday. More than 180 flights have been cancelled or delayed, airport authorities said.

Since making landfall in Vietnam, Bualoi has weakened as it moves towards neighbouring Laos.

The storm battered small islands in the centre of the Philippines last week, killing at least 11 people and forcing 400,000 to evacuate.