Vietnam has evacuated thousands of people from its central and northern provinces as Typhoon Bualoi raced toward the country faster than expected and made landfall in the early hours. State media reported that more than 347,000 families had lost power because of the storm. State media reported coastal city Da Nang planned to relocate more than 210,000 people, while Hue to its north prepared to move more than 32,000 coastal residents to safer ground. Forecasters warned of more heavy rain through to Wednesday, raising risks of flooding and landslides in northern and central provinces. Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest to hit in years, left at least 28 deaths in the northern Philippines and Taiwan before making landfall in China and dissipating Thursday over Vietnam.