Several people have been killed and 17 others are missing as Typhoon Bualoi hit Vietnam with heavy rain and strong winds, tearing through communities, flooding roads and damaging houses.

In the early hours on Monday, the typhoon made landfall and caused waves as high as 8 metres (26 feet), according to the national weather agency.

Citing the government’s disaster management agency, the Reuters news agency reported two deaths from the extreme weather pattern, including one person who died after being caught in floodwater in Hue City and another killed by a falling tree in Thanh Hoa province.

The Associated Press news agency reported a higher death toll, including the two people in Hue City and Thanh Hoa, adding that nine people have been killed in the storm.

In the province of Ninh Bi

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