Typhoon Vamco is the latest storm to strike both the Philippines and Vietnam since early October. Vamco hit central Vietnam on 15 November, bringing heavy rains and metre-high storm surges to areas already dealing with severe floods and landslides. At least 239 people are dead or missing from Vietnam’s disasters. Vamco is the fifth major storm to hit the Philippines since early October, and at least the seventh to strike Vietnam. Even before Vamco hit, the UN said at least 2.7 million people would need urgent aid in the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.