The death toll from Typhoon Bualoi in Vietnam rose above 50, the government said Friday, with more than a dozen people still missing days after the storm triggered widespread flooding.

Bualoi slammed into central Vietnam late Sunday with winds of 130 kilometres (80 miles) per hour, and lingered over land for almost 12 hours.

Heavy rain from the storm inundated the capital Hanoi this week, and floods and landslides damaged more than 200,000 homes, public infrastructure and farmland across the country.

The environment ministry estimated damage from Bualoi may cost up to $600 million.

The storm and its aftermath have killed at least 51 people, while 14 others are missing, the ministry said in its latest update on Friday.

Landslides killed several people in the country’s northern mountain

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