Typhoon Bualoi death toll rises to 19 as rescuers search for missing fishermen
Typhoon Bualoi becomes Vietnam’s deadliest storm this year
- Typhoon Bualoi has caused 19 deaths and left 21 people missing in central Vietnam, making it the country's deadliest storm this year.
- The typhoon made landfall in Ha Tinh province, bringing eight-metre waves, fierce winds, and nearly 300mm of rainfall, damaging over 100,000 homes and injuring 88 people.
- Seventeen of the missing are fishermen caught in huge waves off Quang Tri province, with others feared drowned after their vessel broke free.
- Authorities evacuated over 28,500 people and suspended operations at four airports, while power cuts affected over 347,000 households and thousands of hectares of crops were inundated.
- Forecasters warned of continued heavy rain, flash floods, and landslides, with scientists linking stronger tropical cyclones to warming seas, increasing Vietnam's vulnerability.