One dead and 12 missing as Typhoon Bualoi makes landfall in Vietnam

Typhoon Bualoi made landfall in northern central Vietnam in the early hours of Monday, damaging houses and knocking down power grids, with at least one person dead and 12 fishermen missing as the storm brought flooding rains and huge swells. The typhoon was over Nghe An province as of 0800 (0100 GMT), with maximum wind speeds weakening to 88 kph from 117 kph when it made landfall hours earlier, according to the national weather forecast agency. Before making landfall, Bualoi had moved along the country's coastline for several hours, causing waves as high as eight metres, according to the national weather agency. One person died after being caught in floodwater in Hue city, while 12 fishermen were missing after huge...