Tornadoes spawned by Typhoon Bualoi kill at least 9 in Kim Son District, Vietnam
Tornadoes triggered by Typhoon Bualoi struck Kim Son District in Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam on September 29, 2025, killing at least 9 people and flattening homes. Bualoi made landfall earlier the same day in northern Vietnam, leaving at least 11 people dead, 17 missing, forcing the evacuation of more than 28 500 residents, and damaging nearly 1 400 ha (3 460 acres) of crops.
Destructive tornado spawned by Typhoon Bualoi hit Vietnam's Ninh Binh Province on September 29, 2025. Credit: Top Disaster
A series of tornadoes spawned by Typhoon Bualoi struck Kim Son District in Ninh Binh Province, northern Vietnam, on September 29. The tornadoes killed at least nine people, injured dozens, and destroyed homes, power lines, and sections of sea dikes.
Bualoi made landfall between Đồng Hới and Vinh at around 18:00 UTC on September 28, with maximum sustained winds reaching 150 km/h (90 mph). The typhoon produced heavy rainfall and generated waves up to 8 m (26 feet).
Nationwide, at least 11 people were killed as of 09:00 UTC on September 29, including 9 in Kim Son, and 17 fishermen remain missing.
Nearly 28 500 people were evacuated from low-lying and coastal areas as a precaution, while strong winds and heavy rain damaged over 240 houses and inundated nearly 1 400 ha (3 460 acres) of crops.
Reuters reported that in Ninh Binh Province alone, eight people were killed and seven injured by destructive winds while Vietnam News confirmed via local authorities that the fatalities in Kim Son were the result of tornadoes embedded within the storm system.
Typhoon Bualoi, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Opong, originated from a disturbance north of Yap on September 22. It intensified into a tropical cyclone on September 24, later making six landfalls across Eastern Visayas and Mimaropa before reemerging into the South China Sea.
By September 26, the Japan Meteorological Agency classified it as a severe tropical storm, while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center assessed it as a Category 1-equivalent typhoon.
In the Philippines, Bualoi left at least 13 people dead, 39 injured, and 13 missing. Widespread flooding, infrastructure damage, and agricultural losses were reported across Bicol, Eastern Visayas, and Mindoro.
Bualoi is the 20th named storm and the ninth typhoon of the 2025 Pacific typhoon season.
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