According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment’s end of the day report, by the afternoon of Monday, at least 13 people were confirmed dead, 13 others remained missing and 46 were injured, with an additional eight fishermen reported out of contact at sea – bringing the total number of casualties to 80.
The northern province Ninh Binh so far was the hardest hit, with nine deaths after a tornado brought down hundreds of locals' houses and schools, while Hung Yen Province recorded two fatalities also in a tornado.
In the central city of Hue, one person was swept away by floodwaters, and in Thanh Ha Province, a falling tree killed one person. Quang Tri Province reported 12 missing, Đa Nang one missing, while dozens were injured in Ninh Binh, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri and Hung Yen provinces.
Meanwhile, a fishing vessel from Gia Lai carrying eight crew members has been uncontactable since the evening of September 27.
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| Firefighters and police officers in Trường Lâm Commune, Thanh Hoá Province, helped move stranded residents to safety yesterday as the area was flooded in the aftermath of Typhoon Bualoi. Photo: HB |
Homes, infrastructure, and farmland suffered extensive destruction
The storm left 44,230 houses unroofed or damaged, with Hà Tĩnh Province suffering the heaviest blow – nearly 43,000 homes affected. Another 824 houses were inundated in Thanh Hóa, Nghệ An, Hà Tĩnh and Quảng Trị provinces.
Large-scale power outages struck provinces from Thanh Hóa to Quảng Trị as power lines and telecommunications poles collapsed under powerful winds.
Sea and river dykes in Ninh Bình, Thanh Hóa, Hà Tĩnh and Quảng Trị were eroded at multiple points. Landslides and flooding cut off national highways, provincial roads and rural routes across the central region.
Aviation operations were severely disrupted, with 42 flights cancelled and 51 delayed in the four airports in central region.
Nearly 6,000ha of rice and crops were submerged or damaged, along with more than 1,300ha of aquaculture farms. Nghệ An alone reported 3,000 hectares of rice and crops flooded and 1,066 hectares of aquaculture destroyed./.