Typhoon Kalmaegi brought fierce winds and torrential rains to Vietnam , killing at least five people, flattening homes, blowing off roofs and uprooting trees. In the Philippines, where the storm left at least 204 dead earlier in the week, survivors wept over the coffins of their loved ones and braced for another typhoon. As the storm moved on, recovery work began in battered towns and villages in both countries. Across Vietnamese, people cleared debris and repaired roofs on their homes.
Jimmy , who lost his wife and nine close relatives after the typhoon unleashed flooding in the province of Cebu, was overwhelmed with sorrow and guilt as he ran his palm over his wife’s casket. “I was able to swim. I told my family to swim, you will be saved,” said Abatayo, 53, pausing and then breaking into tears. “They did not hear what I said because I would never see them again.”
