Typhoon Bualoi has killed at least 11 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes in the centre and north of Vietnam, state media reported.
Dozens are missing or injured after the typhoon made landfall on Sunday night, flooding roads, washing away bridges and tearing roofs off buildings before weakening and moving into neighbouring Laos.
Bualoi has already killed more than 20 people in the Philippines since Friday.
It’s the latest storm to batter the region with powerful winds and rain. Last week, Super Typhoon Ragasa, the strongest storm of 2025, killed at least 28 people in the northern Philippines and Taiwan before making landfall in Hong Kong and China.
Typhoon Bualoi packed winds of 117km/h (73mph) when it made landfall in central Vietnam – though as it moved into Laos, its maximum wind speed weakened to 74km/h (46mph), Reuters reported, citing Vietnam’s weather agency.
Rescuers are searching for 17 fishermen who are among the missing after their boats were hit by huge waves. Nearly 30,000 people were evacuated in Vietnam in anticipation of the typhoon, local media reported.
Dozens of flights were delayed or cancelled over the weekend.
“I stayed awake the whole night fearing the door would be pulled off by strong winds,” a resident in Nghe An province told Reuters.
The central province of Ha Tinh was hit with a blackout after power lines were downed by the storm. Torrential rains also flooded crop fields.
The typhoon is expected to bring 200-350mm of rain in northern Vietnam between Sunday and Tuesday, state media reported. In some parts of the country rainfall could reach 500mm.
Authorities have urged residents to stay indoors. Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Minh Chinh has issued urgent instructions to step up rescue and relief efforts, state media reported.
Last week, Typhoon Ragasa made landfall in southern China, where nearly two million people were evacuated. The typhoon, which caused heavy flooding and landslides, killed 14 people in Taiwan after a barrier lake overflowed.
It left the same number of dead in the Philippines, where officials said the overall toll from Bualoi, Ragasa and another tropical storm in September had risen to 26.
Climate change has exacerbated extreme weather, with typhoons becoming stronger and more frequent.
