Several people have been killed and 17 others are missing as Typhoon Bualoi hit Vietnam with heavy rain and strong winds, tearing through communities, flooding roads and damaging houses. In the early hours on Monday, the typhoon made landfall and caused waves as high as 8 metres (26 feet), according to the national weather agency. In the Quang Tri province, strong winds broke the ropes anchoring a fishing boat taking shelter, leaving nine crew members and their vessel adrift, four of whom managed to swim to shore. According to state media, more than 347,000 households lost power before the typhoon made landfall just after midnight on Sunday. “I stayed awake the whole night fearing the door would be pulled off by strong winds,” said Ho Van Quynh.