Airports were shut and hundreds of thousands evacuated as Typhoon Bualoi raced toward Vietnam on Sunday. The storm has continued to intensify since it caused at least 10 deaths and widespread flooding in the Philippines earlier this week. Three fishermen have also been reported missing after their vessels sank off the coast of Quang Tri province while several others were rescued ahead of the typhoon.

Hundreds of thousands evacuated

According to reports, local authorities have already evacuated evacuated thousands of people from the central and northern provinces. State media reported Da Nang alone planned to relocate more than 210,000 people, while Hue prepared to move more than 32,000 coastal residents to safer ground. Authorities in the central province of Ha Tinh have started to evacu

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