Overview

• Landfall occurred late Sunday into early Monday in the Ha Tinh–Nghe An area, with winds near 117–133 km/h at impact before weakening inland toward Laos.
• Officials and state media reported at least nine deaths and 12–17 fishermen missing after boats sank or were disabled off Quang Tri as waves reached up to eight metres.
• Four coastal airports were closed with hundreds of flights canceled or delayed, and tens of thousands of residents were moved to shelters ahead of the storm.
• More than 300,000 households lost power as roofs were torn off, poles were toppled and flooding swamped streets in cities including Hue and across central provinces.
• Forecasters warned of 500–600 mm of rain in some areas through Oct. 1, with continued risks of flash floods and landslides; Bualoi had earlier killed at least 20 people in the Philippines.