Forecasters warned of more heavy rains as Typhoon Bualoi make slandfall in Vietrnam. Photo: AP PHOTO

Vietnam has evacuated thousands of people from its central and northern provinces as Typhoon Bualoi raced toward the country faster than expected and made landfall in the early hours.

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The storm came ashore on Monday morning in northern coastal province Ha Tinh and forecasters said it would move inland before weakening as it pushed northwest toward the hilly regions of Ha Tinh and neighbouring Nghe An.

Bualoi has left at least 20 people dead in the central Philippines since Friday, m

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