Eight dead and 17 missing as Typhoon Bualoi hits Vietnam

Typhoon Bualoi tore through Vietnam ’s coast on Monday, killing eight people and leaving 17 others missing as strong winds and rain damaged houses, knocked out power and flooded roads before the storm lost some strength as it headed toward Laos . Bualoi had moved along the country’s northern central coastline before making landfall early Monday, causing waves as high as 26 feet, the national weather agency said.