Storm Bualoi leaves 29 dead, causes over $303mn damage in Vietnam

By 6:00 am, the disasters had also injured 139 people and left eight others unaccounted for, the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment reported.

In total, 91 houses were completely destroyed, more than 145,000 were damaged or lost their roofs, and over 20,000 homes were submerged.

Damage to the education sector was also severe, with 1,076 schools affected.

Agricultural losses included more than 34,000 hectares of rice and crops destroyed and nearly 10,000 hectares of aquaculture wiped out.

Floodwaters swept away or killed 1,105 cattle and around 179,000 poultry, while more than 60,000 trees were uprooted.

The storm also caused 22 incidents involving dike breaches and led to nearly 20,000 meters of riverbank and coastal erosion.

Transportation was heavily disrupted, with 42 flights canceled and 51 delayed at airports in Da Nang, Phu Bai, Dong Hoi, and Tho Xuan.

Landslides, road collapses, and other traffic issues were reported at 1,272 points across multiple provinces, including Son La, Phu Tho, Lang Son, Cao Bang, and Nghe An.

Widespread power outages followed the damage of over 6,400 electricity poles, leaving nearly 2.7 million households without power.

Authorities had restored power to 1.4 million households by Wednesday morning.

It is expected that Quang Tri Province to be fully reconnected by Wednesday evening, with other areas by October 6.

In Hanoi, heavy rains caused flooding on 65 streets, with water levels ranging from 20 centimeters to over one meter in some locations.

Schools in the capital were closed on Wednesday due to unsafe conditions.

The ministry estimated economic losses at over VND8.016 trillion (approximately $303.6 million), including about $227.3 million in Ha Tinh, the hardest-hit locality, $54 million in Nghe An, and the remainder in other provinces.

On Tuesday, humanitarian groups Samaritan’s Purse and the International Organization for Migration sent letters to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment offering emergency relief supplies to affected communities in Ha Tinh. The aid package is valued at approximately $62,723.