HANOI: Vietnam's government said Typhoon Bualoi caused an estimated 8 trillion dong (US$303 million) of property damage this week, saying in a preliminary assessment on Wednesday (Oct 1) that nearly 170,000 houses were damaged or inundated by flooding . Bualoi made landfall on Monday in northern central Vietnam, bringing huge sea swells, strong winds and heavy rains that have killed at least 29 people and left 22 others missing, according to the disaster management agency report. The typhoon