Typhoon Bualoi death toll rises to 19 in Vietnam as Hanoi streets flooded

Rainfall in several parts of Vietnam had exceeded 300 millimetres over the past 24 hours. File picture: Hau Dinh/AP

Vietnam's death toll from Typhoon Bualoi rose to 19 with another 21 people still missing, the government said on Tuesday, making it the most devastating storm to hit the country this year as heavy rains caused severe flooding in Hanoi and across northern provinces.

Bualoi made landfall on Monday in northern central Vietnam, bringing huge sea swells, strong winds and downpours. Last week, the typhoon had killed at least 10 people in the Philippines.