Nearly 100,000 Troops Deployed, 4 Airports Shut As Vietnam Braces For Typhoon Bualoi

Last Updated:September 28, 2025, 23:49 IST

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered the “highest level of readiness” as the storm entered Vietnamese waters

Typhoon Bualoi approches Vietnam | AP Image

Vietnam has deployed nearly 100,000 military personnel and evacuated around 250,000 residents as Typhoon Bualoi barrels toward its central coastline, local media reported on Sunday, according to Al Jazeera.

The typhoon, packing winds of up to 130 km/h, is the 10th to hit Vietnam this year and was forecast to make landfall later on Sunday, the country’s meteorological agency said.

“This is a fast-moving storm, nearly twice the normal speed, with strong intensity and wide-ranging impact. It could unleash multiple hazards at once — from powerful winds and torrential rain to flooding, flash floods, landslides, and coastal inundation,” the agency warned in a statement.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered the “highest level of readiness” as the storm entered Vietnamese waters.

Authorities shut down four airports, recalled fishing vessels to port, and directed residents in coastal regions to secure their boats, Viet Nam News reported.

At sea, three fishermen from Ho Chi Minh City were reported missing after one boat sank and another was disabled by high waves near Quang Tri province.

Eight others were rescued, while the stranded vessels were spotted about 1.5 km from the Cua Viet Channel, according to local reports.

Mass evacuations are underway in major cities.

In Da Nang, more than 210,000 residents were moved to safer locations, while nearly 32,000 people from low-lying areas in Hue were also evacuated.

Local officials in Da Nang deployed more than 200 workers with trucks, sand, bamboo stakes, and stone to reinforce vulnerable stretches of coastline.

Bualoi had earlier battered the Philippines on Friday, causing deadly mudslides and floods. Philippine media reported at least 10 deaths and 10 missing in the aftermath.

Experts have repeatedly warned that tropical storms in Southeast Asia are becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change.

In Vietnam alone, more than 100 people were reported dead or missing in the first seven months of 2025 as a result of natural disasters, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

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