Each villa, spanning 180-250 square metres with modern designs, was part of the Xuan Thanh Beach Resort’s 28 beachfront units, all of which suffered damage from the storm.
Several villas collapsed after being battered for hours by powerful waves that surged through the night of September 28 and into the early hours of September 29.
After the storm, the villas’ foundations were left badly eroded by the waves, exposing chunks of concrete and steel reinforcements.
The once-luxurious rooms, featuring modern furniture such as tables, beds, wardrobes, and bathtubs, were left damaged and thrown into disarray.
Thao Lam, 30, from Nghe An Province, said her villa sustained only minor damage, yet she wept as she watched her neighbours’ beachfront villas suffer devastating destruction.
These villas were purchased for long-term ownership, with beachfront units valued at VND 25-30 billion (USD 1-1.2 million) and inland ones at VND 10-15 billion. Some owners in Hanoi, unable to return due to flooding, requested that we send photos. The storm was devastating, the losses overwhelming,” Thao Lam said.
The project investor has deployed security staff to patrol and guard the villas, safeguarding residents’ property.
The pickleball court at the Xuan Thanh Beach Resort was also destroyed as Typhoon Bualoi hit.
According to the latest report from Ha Tinh authorities, Typhoon Bualoi left one person dead and 15 others injured.
The storm left 84,584 houses damaged, flattened 1,552 hectares of crops, inundated nearly 937 hectares of aquaculture, toppled 2,075 power poles, and damaged or unroofed 408 schools.
At the Vung Ang Economic Zone, the coal warehouse of the Vung Ang 2 Thermal Power Plant collapsed entirely across some 50,000 square metres. At the same time, many businesses were left with torn-off roofs, damaged assets, and wrecked conveyors and storage facilities.
