Overview

• Bualoi is forecast to come ashore late Sunday between Quang Tri and Nghe An with sustained winds around 130–133 km/h after accelerating faster than typical storms.
• Operations are suspended at four coastal airports, including Danang International, with flight schedules adjusted and fishing bans in effect across northern and central regions.
• Authorities report more than 210,000 people being relocated in Da Nang, over 32,000 in Hue, and upward of 15,000 in Ha Tinh as evacuation orders expand across vulnerable areas.
• Pre-landfall impacts include flooded streets in Hue and Quang Tri, roofs torn from homes, a missing person in floodwaters, and two fishing vessels in distress with eight crew rescued and three still missing.
• Regional precautions include all flights suspended in Sanya and Haikou port closed on China’s Hainan Island, while Hong Kong forecasts windy conditions and rough seas with limited direct threat; the storm previously caused at least 10 deaths in the Philippines.