A DEADLY super storm packing 83mph winds smashed into Vietnam, killing nine people, leaving dozens missing and forcing mass evacuations.
Typhoon Bualoi made landfall just after midnight on Monday in Ha Tinh province, ripping off roofs, toppling power poles and flooding highways.
APHouses are damaged in the aftermath of typhoon Bualoi in Thanh Hoa, Vietnam[/caption]
AFPA corrugated iron roof blown off after typhoon Bualoi made a landfall in Nghe An province[/caption]
ReutersA woman rides a bicycle on a flooded street in Nghe An province, Vietnam[/caption]
Authorities had already evacuated 28,500 people, grounded fishing fleets and shut down four airports, including Danang International, as the storm raced in faster than forecast.
By late morning, the typhoon had weakened to a tropical storm with 46mph winds, but not before wreaking havoc across central provinces.
Six people died in Ninh Binh when homes collapsed under fierce gusts.
In Thanh Hoa, local official Nguyen Ngoc Hung was killed by a falling tree after a night of storm preparations.
A person drowned in Hue, and another died in Danang.
At sea, rescue crews were searching for 17 missing fishermen after massive waves smashed two boats off Quang Tri and another vanished in Gia Lai province.
“I’ve witnessed many storms, and this is one of the strongest,” said Nguyen Tuan Vinh, 45, as he cleared wreckage in Nghe An.
State media reported 347,000 households lost power as corrugated iron roofs were ripped away and concrete pillars toppled.
Crops covering 1,400 hectares were flooded, and temporary bridges swept out to sea cut off remote villages.
In the tourist hub Phong Nha, famous for its vast caves, residents stayed locked inside as the storm howled.
“No one dares to go out,” said local resident Le Hang.
Heavy rain is forecast to drench northern and central provinces through Tuesday, with officials waning of flash floods and deadly landslides.
Bualoi had already killed 20 people in the Philippines, where it forced 23,000 families into shelters.
It is the second massive storm to hit Asia just days after Typhoon Ragasa’s deadly sweep across the Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China.
Climate experts warn warmer oceans are supercharging storms, making them stronger, wetter and more destructive.
Super Typhoon Ragasa – dubbed the “King of Storms” – is the strongest storm of 2025 and could become the fiercest ever recorded in Hong Kong.
The Observatory hoisted the maximum T10 warning signal in the early hours of Wednesday, warning the city to brace for “persistently adverse” weather.
AFPA view of Cua Lo beach damaged after typhoon Bualoi made a landfall in Nghe An province on Monday[/caption]
APA boat is washed ashore in Quang Tri, Vietnam[/caption]
ReutersFallen trees lie on the ground after Typhoon Bualoi makes landfall in Nghe An province, Vietnam[/caption]
Winds howled at 137mph and towering waves pounded Hong Kong’s shores.
Supermarkets across Hong Kong were stripped of bread, vegetables and meat as residents scrambled to hunker down.
Schools shut, racing was cancelled and more than 700 flights axed.
Neighbouring Shenzhen ordered 400,000 people out of coastal zones, while Macau closed bridges and evacuated tourists.
In Taiwan, Ragasa’s outer bands dumped nearly 60cm of rain. A barrier lake in Hualien County burst, unleashing flash floods that engulfed Guangfu township.
Ragasa had already left a deadly trail across the Philippines.
The storm then closed in on Guangdong province, home to tech hub Shenzhen and megacity Guangzhou.
Over one million people were evacuated in southern China.
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APRoof of a parking shed is seen collapsed on cars in the aftermath of Typhoon Bualoi in Thanh Hoa, Vietnam, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (Viet Hoang/VNExpress via AP)[/caption]