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Bualoi Hits Vietnam With One Dead and 12 Missing After Landfall

Authorities have shifted from mass evacuations to search-and-rescue operations.

Overview

  • The storm made landfall in central Vietnam late Sunday with sustained winds near 130 km/h before weakening over Nghe An early Monday.
  • Officials report one death in Hue and 12 fishermen missing after four boats sank off Quang Tri, with rescue operations underway.
  • Authorities evacuated more than 28,500 people, shut four airports and canceled or delayed hundreds of flights, while recalling fishing fleets to port.
  • Pre-landfall plans called for moving over 250,000 coastal residents, including more than 210,000 in Danang, reflecting the scale of the mobilization.
  • Bualoi earlier killed 11 people in the central Philippines and displaced hundreds of thousands, reinforcing scientific warnings about more powerful storms in a warming climate.