Thousands evacuated, airports shut


Path of destruction: A view of Cua Lo beach damaged after typhoon Bualoi made a landfall in Nghe An province. — AFP/Reuters/AP

AUTHORITIES evacuated thousands of people from the central and northern provinces as Typhoon Bualoi raced toward the country faster than expected and made landfall in the early hours yesterday.

The storm came ashore in northern coastal province Ha Tinh and forecasters said it would move inland before weakening as it pushed northwest toward the hilly regions of Ha Tinh and neighbouring Nghe An.

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