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Vietnam puts property damage from Typhoon Bualoi at $390m
The Straits Times
|October 02, 2025
Vietnam's government said Typhoon Bualoi caused an estimated 8 trillion dong (S$390 million) in property damage this week, saying in a preliminary assessment on Oct 1 that nearly 170,000 houses were damaged or inundated by flooding.
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Bualoi made landfall on Sept 29 in northern central Vietnam, bringing huge sea swells, strong winds and heavy rain that have killed at least 29 people and left 22 others missing, according to the disaster management agency report.
This story is from the October 02, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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