According to the national weather agency, Typhoon Bualoi caused waves as high as 8 metres in the early hours of Monday.Published On 29 Sep 202529 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareAt least 12 people have been killed and 17 others are missing as Typhoon Bualoi hit Vietnam with heavy rain and strong winds, tearing through communities, flooding roads and damaging houses, according to state media.In the early hours on Monday, the typhoon made landfall and caused waves as high as 8 metres (26 feet), according to the national weather agency.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe typhoon then weakened to a tropical storm that moved into Laos, state media reported.The storm swept away temporary bridges and flooded roads and low-water crossings across several provinces. Flooding in cities submerged vehicles, and many highland communities were cut off, according to The Associated Press news agency.State media said rescue teams were searching for 17 missing fishermen.Strong winds collapsed houses in Hue City, Thanh Hoa and the province of Ninh Binh. A woman carries belongings as she walks amid the debris after Typhoon Bualoi made landfall in Nghe An province [AFP]In the Quang Tri province, strong winds broke the ropes anchoring a fishing boat taking shelter, leaving nine crew members and their vessel adrift, four of whom managed to swim to shore.In the Gia Lai province, families reported losing contact with eight people on a fishing trip.According to state media, more than 347,000 households lost power before the typhoon made landfall just after midnight on Sunday.Nguyen Tuan Vinh, in the Nghe An province, cleaning up debris, told the Reuters news agency it was “one of the strongest” storms he had experienced. Advertisement Another resident, Ho Van Quynh, also told Reuters that they stayed up all night to protect their home.“I stayed awake the whole night fearing the door would be pulled off by strong winds,” said Ho Van Quynh.In advance of the typhoon hitting, Vietnam’s government evacuated more than 28,500 people. Hundreds of flights were cancelled or delayed as four airports in central provinces were closed.Since Friday, Bualoi has caused at least 20 deaths in the Philippines, mainly from drowning and falling trees, according to officials.It becomes the second severe storm to hit Asia in a week, after Typhoon Ragasa in the northern Philippines and Taiwan, which made landfall in China, killing at least 28 people. …
