Typhoon Bualoi killed at least nine people and left 17 missing after making landfall in central Vietnam early on Monday morning, state media reported, before it was downgraded to a severe tropical storm and moved into Laos.
Vietnam evacuated thousands from central and northern provinces as the storm approached faster than expected on Sunday. It came ashore in the northern coastal province of Ha Tinh around 12:30 a.m., bringing winds of up to 133 kph (83 mph), storm surges of more than a meter (3.2 feet) and heavy rain.
