Two people died and 17 others were missing after Typhoon Bualoi hit Vietnam on Monday, with houses damaged and power grids knocked out as the storm brought flooding, rains and huge swells before losing some of its strength as it headed towards Laos. - REUTERS
00:00Typhoon Boaloi struck Vietnam on Monday, killing at least eight people and leaving more than a dozen others missing.
00:0817 fishermen were reported missing after giant waves hit two boats off Quang Tri Province, and another boat lost contact during the storm.
00:16Boaloi reached Vietnam's coast early in the day, driving waves of up to 26 feet, according to the National Weather Agency.
00:23The storm battered homes with heavy rain, huge waves, and strong winds, knocking out power before weakening.
00:30By 11 a.m. local time, it was crossing into Laos, with winds down to about 46 miles per hour from about 73 miles per hour at landfall, according to the Weather Agency.
00:41Locals in the area said the wind was unlike anything they'd seen before.
00:48It was terrifying. In my 38 years of life, I haven't seen any storm with such powerful gusts of wind.
00:55I couldn't sleep because the sheet metal roof was shaken violently while my door was blown in.
01:01It was beyond my power of imagination.
01:09I have witnessed many, many storms, but in terms of wind power, this is the biggest one I have seen because of its gusting wind.
01:19According to the disaster agency, Boaloi damaged 245 homes, flooded over 3,400 acres of crops, and blocked access to several areas.
01:32Before the storm hit, authorities evacuated over 28,500 people and canceled or delayed hundreds of flights, closing four airports in central provinces.
01:42With its long South China Sea coastline, Vietnam is prone to typhoons born east of the Philippines, where at least 10 died after Boaloi last week.
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