Overview
- Authorities reported 11 deaths, 14 people missing, and more than 200,000 still in evacuation centers after Bualoi swept the central Philippines.
- Roughly 400,000 residents were evacuated nationwide as the storm toppled trees and power poles, tore off roofs, and inundated towns.
- Biliran province recorded eight deaths and two missing, while three earlier fatalities were confirmed on Masbate and nearby Ticao, officials said.
- The system is crossing the South China Sea and is forecast to reach central Vietnam on Sunday, with earlier guidance warning it could strengthen.
- The blow comes days after super typhoon Ragasa killed 14 in the country’s north, compounding displacement and recovery needs.