Typhoon Bualoi has left dozens dead and missing, flattening homes and sparking deadly tornadoes in northern provinces.
Typhoon Bualoi has been described as an unusual storm, with unpredictable speed, intensity, and duration, leaving deep scars on the regions it struck.According to the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention (Ministry of Agriculture and Environment), as of 1 p.m. on September 30, Bualoi and its resulting floods, landslides, and storms left 26 people dead, 22 missing, 105 injured, and 8 unaccounted for.Many homes, businesses, and production facilities were unroofed or destroyed.In Thanh Hoa province, torrential rains caused the Yen River to rise, flooding 30 out of 44 hamlets in Nong Cong commune, submerging more than 3,200 households and affecting 11,330 residents.In Hoang Phu commune, violent winds and heavy rain ripped roofs from homes, leaving some collapsed entirely. After hours of howling winds, the house of 63-year-old Le Thi Hien in Hao Nam village was flattened by the storm. Her kitchen was also left in ruins.
At Xuan Thanh tourist area in Tien Dien commune, the storm destroyed dozens of beachfront villas in Hoa Tien Resort, each valued between 280,000 and 800,000 USD.
Roads in the resort area were eroded, leaving dangerous sinkholes.
In Ky Anh district, the coal storage facility of Vung Ang 2 Thermal Power Plant collapsed overnight as the storm struck.
For Vo Thi Tinh, a resident of Ky Khang commune, tragedy struck twice within a month as her home was destroyed again by Bualoi.
She wept beside the rubble of her house, reduced to broken bricks.
In Lao Cai province, heavy rains from the storm’s circulation pushed the Red River beyond alarm level 3, flooding many wards and communes.In Yen Bai ward, areas like Yen Hoa Lake were deeply submerged.On Thanh Nien road, floodwaters reached up to 3 meters, forcing residents to use boats to move around.In Ninh Binh, although far from the storm’s center, a sudden tornado killed nine people, injured 37, and damaged countless homes and infrastructure.The house of Luong Van Khuyenh’s son in Quan Phuong 2 hamlet collapsed completely, while his own home lost its roof, leaving the 80-year-old and his family homeless.With teary eyes, he stared at the ruins of what had been his shelter.Nearby, steel doors and iron locks were torn apart in seconds by fierce winds.The tornado left houses mangled, trees snapped, and metal sheets scattered across roads.
In Quan Phuong 1 hamlet, the home of 82-year-old Nguyen Van Thu was wrecked, his door lock sheared in half by a sudden gust.
Elsewhere in the commune, Nguyen Van K., 73, was killed instantly when his collapsing house crushed him.
The tornado lasted only a few minutes but left devastation that will take years to recover from.
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