Hanoi, Oct 2
Typhoon Bualoi and subsequent floods and landslides have left 34 people dead, 20 missing and 140 others injured, with estimated economic losses of 8.78 trillion Vietnamese dong (about $356 million).
The typhoon caused severe damage to infrastructure, downing more than 8,200 electricity poles and leaving nearly 2.7 million households without power, while over 3,000 roads were blocked by flooding and landslides, reports.
Local authorities are reviewing and compiling damage reports while carrying out efforts to restore power and telecommunications and support affected residents, according to the report.
Earlier, on September 30, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had instructed local authorities and sectors to take urgent measures to support affected residents and mitigate the aftermath of the typhoon.