On Sunday, typhoon Vamco made landfall in Vietnam after killing 67 people in the Philippines. The typhoon hit Vietnam 62 miles Northwest of Da Nang. While the storm is weakening as it moves inland, there is still a threat of flooding and landslides. The provinces in the storm's projected path planned to evacuate 468,000 people by Saturday according to state media. Vamco is the 13th storm to hit Vietnam this year. More than 160people have been killed by natural disasters triggered by storms since October. On Saturday, coast guard and disaster agencies scrambled to rescue thousands in the Philippines after the 21st cyclone to hit the country tore through the main island on Wednesday.
Michael Sorensen
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/14/asia/typhoon-vamco-vietnam-intl-hnk/index.html
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