The Philippines' weather bureau warned of life-threatening storm surges of up to five metres and destructive winds as Typhoon Fung-wong churns toward the country's eastern coast, where it is forecast to intensify into a super typhoon before making landfall on Sunday night.

Typhoon Kalmaegi brings fierce winds and torrential rains to Vietnam, killing at least five people and damaging thousands of homes.

HANOI (Reuters) -Coastal areas in Vietnam were assessing the damage from Typhoon Kalmaegi's destructive winds and heavy rain on Friday, with one death reported by state media, following its deadly passage through the Philippines where it killed at least 188 people.

Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least 188 people across the Philippines and caused untold damage to infrastructure and farmland across the archipelago. The storm then destroyed homes and uprooted trees after landing in central Vietnam late on Thursday.

Philippine disaster agencies and local government units started preparing for the arrival of Typhoon Fung-Wong, with the pre-emptive evacuation of residents from vulnerable areas and the storing of equipment and relief supplies.

Typhoon Kalmaegi brought fierce winds and torrential rains to Vietnam on Friday, days after the powerful storm battered the Philippines, where it left scores dead or missing.

Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed at least 188 people in the Philippines and five in Vietnam, according to the latest figures from the two countries. The storm is now headed west to Cambodia and Laos after it barrelled through central Vietnam on Thursday with winds of up to 149km/h (92mph).