Laos, Cuba, Nicaragua, Dominica extend condolences to Vietnam after storm Bualoi

On Thursday, Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone sent a condolence message to his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh, expressing deep sympathy for the human and property losses inflicted by the storm.

PM Sonexay Siphandone stressed that Laos always stands by Vietnam in any circumstance.

"On behalf of the Lao Party, government, and people, I extend heartfelt condolences to the Vietnamese Party, government, and people, especially the families of those affected by this disaster," his message read.

The Lao prime minister also voiced confidence that, under the Vietnamese Party's leadership and the Vietnamese government's close attention, the country would overcome the challenges and restore normalcy in the storm-hit areas.

Lao Foreign Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane also sent a message of sympathy to Vietnam's acting Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung.

Cuban First Secretary and President Miguel Díaz-Canel conveyed condolences to the Vietnamese people.

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Saavedra and Co-President Rosario Murillo sent letters of sympathy to Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam and State President Luong Cuong.

Meanwhile, Miguel Mejía, General Secretary of the Dominican Republic's United Left Movement (MIU), sent a condolence letter to the Communist Party of Vietnam and Party General Secretary To Lam.

Storm Bualoi, the 10th to hit the East Vietnam Sea this year, made landfall early on Monday in north-central Vietnam, bringing strong winds and heavy downpours that left 36 people dead, 21 others missing, and injured 147, according to a Thursday report released by Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

The department also raised its estimate of property damage caused by the storm and its flooding to VND11.455 trillion (US$435 million), up from VND8.016 trillion ($303 million) in a previous report released on Wednesday.