The storm ended up moving well to the north of us, and I think it lost its "tropical stormness" (i.e. the winds died considerably) even before it moved onshore. But it did bring with it a whole lot of rain. Hanoi hasn't been affected, but the rain has wreaked havoc in the far north of the country. Over 70 people have died up near the Chinese border due to flooding and landslides. This all hits a little closer to home for us since we were up in that part of the country just a couple of weeks ago. Some of the roads we traveled on were frighteningly unstable--we could see evidence of landslides and washouts everywhere--so I imagine they're in much worse shape now.
A family from our fellowship was traveling this week in that part of the country when their train became stranded between two landslides. They had to wade through waist-deep water to get to a nearby town where they've been stuck for the last couple of days--no way in or out by road or rail. Scary times.
For us, life continues as normal but for many people outside the capital this is a difficult time. Keep them in your thoughts!
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