"Bualoi, the 10th typhoon to affect Vietnam this year, is currently at sea, generating winds of 130km/h (80mph) and is expected to make landfall later on Sunday, according to the meteorology agency. This is a rapidly moving storm nearly twice the average speed with strong intensity and a broad area of impact. It is capable of triggering multiple natural disasters simultaneously, including powerful winds, heavy rainfall, flooding, flash floods, landslides, and coastal inundation, the agency said."
"In advance of the landfall, Viet Nam News reported that three fishermen from Ho Chi Minh have gone missing after one vessel sank and another was disabled by large waves off the coast of Quang Tri province. Eight others were rescued. The two vessels were seen stranded about 1.5km (1 mile) from the mouth of the Cua Viet Channel, the report said."
"In Da Nang, the country's largest city, state media reported that the government is evacuating more than 210,000 residents, while more than 32,000 people living in Hue near coastal areas are also set to be moved to safer areas. More than 15,000 residents in Ha Tinh, known as a key steel production hub, have been slated for evacuation to schools and medical centres converted into temporary shelters, the AFP news agency reported, quoting authorities."
Typhoon Bualoi is approaching Vietnam with sustained winds of 130 km/h (80 mph) and is expected to make landfall later on Sunday. The storm is moving nearly twice the average speed with strong intensity and a broad area of impact, creating high risks of powerful winds, heavy rainfall, flooding, flash floods, landslides, and coastal inundation. Vietnam mobilised about 100,000 military personnel to assist evacuation of roughly 250,000 people and closed several airports. Large-scale evacuations include more than 210,000 people in Da Nang, over 32,000 in Hue, and about 15,000 in Ha Tinh. Three fishermen went missing after vessels were struck off Quang Tri and eight people were rescued.
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