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Reuters

Typhoon Bualoi made landfall in northern central Vietnam in the early hours of Monday, damaging houses and knocking out power grids, with at least nine people dead and 17 missing as the storm brought flooding rains and huge swells.
By 11am, the typhoon was moving over Nghe An province into Laos, with maximum wind speeds weakening to 74km/h (47 mph) from 117km/h when it made landfall, the weather agency said.
State media said rescue teams were searching for 17 missing fishermen.
Before making landfall, Bualoi had moved along the country’s coastline for several hours, causing waves as high as eight metres (26 feet), according to the national weather agency.


“I’ve witnessed many storms, and this is one of the strongest,” said 45-year-old Nguyen Tuan Vinh in Nghe An province as he was cleaning up debris.
His neighbours said they stayed up all night trying to protect their homes, even as the power to their apartment building went down. “I stayed awake the whole night fearing the door would be pulled off by strong winds,” said resident Ho Van Quynh.
In Phong Nha commune, about 45km (28 miles) from Dong Hoi, residents described “terrible gusts” of wind and pounding rain. “No one dares to go out,” Le Hang, a resident told state media VNExpress.
Six of the deaths occurred in the scenic province of Ninh Binh, where strong winds collapsed houses.

A local official in Thanh Hoa province, Nguyen Ngoc Hung, died when a tree fell on him as he returned home after a night of storm preparations, reports said.
One person died after being caught in floodwater in Hue city, while a 16-year-old was killed in Quang Tri province by electrocution during heavy rain and strong winds. He was travelling with a friend on a village road when the accident happened.
Ahead of the typhoon hitting, the government evacuated more than 28,500 people, while hundreds of flights were cancelled or delayed as four airports in central provinces were closed.
The cyclone has triggered heavy rains across most of Vietnam since Saturday, and authorities have warned of the risk of severe floods and landslides.
Rainfall in several parts of the country is forecast to hit 500mm (20 inches) from Sunday night through Tuesday, according to the weather agency.

Bualoi has left at least 20 people dead in the central Philippines since Friday, mostly from drownings and falling trees, and knocked out power in several towns and cities, officials said. It forced about 23,000 families to evacuate to more than 1,400 emergency shelters.
With a long coastline facing the South China Sea, Vietnam is prone to typhoons that are often formed east of the Philippines.
Global warming is making storms stronger and wetter, according to experts, since warmer oceans provide tropical storms with more fuel, driving more intense winds, heavier rainfall and shifting precipitation patterns across East Asia.
Additional reporting by Associated Press


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‘No one dares to go out,’ a resident said as Bualoi moved along the country’s coastline for hours, bringing flooding rains and huge swells


‘No one dares to go out,’ a resident said as Bualoi moved along the country’s coastline for hours, bringing flooding rains and huge swells.
