Preliminary data showed 29 deaths, 19 missing and 119 injured. Boat capsizes, landslides, flash floods and whirlwinds swept away residents in Lao Cai, Cao Bang, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri, Hue and Da Nang.

A fishing vessel with eight crew members, also lost contact on the evening of September 27 while operating offshore.

The storm left 90 houses destroyed, more than 144,000 unroofed or damaged, and nearly 14,000 submerged. Nghe An and Ha Tinh alone accounted for more than 137,000 unroofed homes.

In agriculture, 26,734 hectares of rice and crops along with 9,593 hectares of aquaculture were affected. Dike breaches were recorded in several provinces.

Infrastructure suffered heavy damage, with 1,147 landslide and inundation sites disrupting traffic, nearly 20 km of riverbanks and coastlines eroded, and more than 6,200 power poles toppled, causing widespread outages in the north-central region. Around 60,000 trees were uprooted in Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh.

On the afternoon of September 30, rainfall measured 100-300 mm in Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, Phu Tho, Cao Bang, Thai Nguyen, Hanoi and Thanh Hoa, with some areas exceeding 350 mm. Major rivers rose above level-three alarm thresholds.

Over the next 12-24 hours, floods on the Thao and Ma rivers are forecast to recede but remain high, while levels on the Lo and Luc Nam will continue rising.

Four major hydropower reservoirs on the Red River system, including Tuyen Quang, Thac Ba, Son La and Hoa Binh, are discharging water for regulation.

Localities are searching for the missing, assisting victims’ families with funeral arrangements, relocating residents from deeply flooded areas, restoring power, reopening roads and reinforcing dikes. Damage assessments are ongoing.

Typhoon Bualoi leaves 19 dead, 13 missing in Vietnam

VOV.VN - As of the evening of September 29, Typhoon Bualoi has left at least 19 people dead, 13 missing, and 89 injured across various provinces in Vietnam, mainly in the central region, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

Deputy PM urges swift actions to tackle typhoon Bualoi aftermath

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, Deputy Head of the National Civil Defence Steering Committee on September 29 chaired a meeting at Military Region 4 to direct urgent response efforts and minimise losses caused by Typhoon Bualoi after it made landfall in central Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces.

Typhoon Bualoi batters central Vietnam, leaving widespread damage

VOV.VN - Typhoon Bualoi, the 10th storm to hit Vietnam this year, has battered several central provinces with violent winds and prolonged downpours, inflicting severe damage on homes and infrastructure facilities and disrupting people’s lives.