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Two people died and 17 others were missing after Typhoon Bualoi hit Vietnam on Monday, Reuters reported.
Houses were damaged and power grids were knocked out as the storm brought flooding rains and huge swells before losing some of its strength as it headed towards Laos, according to Reuters.
Bualoi had moved along the country's northern central coastline before making landfall early on Monday, causing waves as high as eight meters, Reuters reported citing the country’s national weather agency.
One person died after being caught in floodwater in Hue city, and another was killed by a falling tree in Thanh Hoa province.
Seventeen fishermen were missing after huge waves hit two fishing boats off Quang Tri province, while another fishing boat lost contact during the storm, Reuters quoted authorities as saying.