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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Typhoon Bualoi death toll rises to 19 as rescuers search for missing fishermen

At least 19 people died and 21 were missing after Typhoon Bualoi battered central Vietnam, unleashing huge waves, floods and fierce winds in the country’s deadliest storm this year.

The typhoon made landfall in Ha Tinh province before dawn on Monday, bringing waves up to eight metres high, gusts strong enough to tear roofs from houses and nearly 300mm of rainfall in just 24 hours.

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