Vietnam
Here every winter we are scared by some floods and hurricanes, and therefore when a few days ago we were told that a typhoon was coming, we, as usual, divided the words in two. Moreover, when in the promised 3 o'clock in the morning there were only rain and just a moderate wind force, we completely calmed down. But early.
About five o'clock in the morning, a really real hurricane began. Outside the window the wind shook the roofs of the houses and those that were bolted not well enough simply carried away. The same thing happened with trees, road signs and pillars.
All this was accompanied by small, but quite palpable tremors. Electricity disappeared almost with the first serious gusts of wind. With the dawn we clung to the windows (naturally closed) and counted the remaining "on the legs" building cranes. Some completely disappeared from the zone of visibility, and some simply formed in the form of more stable structures.
As soon as the wind calmed down we went to the investigation, to assess the scale of the disaster, so to speak. The most epic of course was the action to pull out of the sea structures, once a bar on the beach.
With the onset of the evening, and as a result, the darkness, people, and especially tourists, began to flock to units of working "eating", equipped with generators, just like moths to the light. The funniest thing was that the cafe with the light was much more popular than the Catholic church in which the service was held, by the way, too, not by candlelight. This is always the case, at first food is vital, and only then spiritual.
Closer to the night, only in some small areas electricity was given. At the heart of the city was in darkness. It was wonderful. Dinner by candlelight (and shower also with candles), the light of the moon on the deaf streets, and most importantly - silence.
But it's certainly my optimistic side of the person so good at painting everything. But in fact, everything is not so rosy. Typhoon Damrey caused a lot of damage to the urban infrastructure in our and neighboring provinces, a lot of ordinary people were left without a roof over their heads (in the literal sense), several dozen people were killed and gone missing. In addition, people were injured enough during the analysis of blockages. A friend said that right before his eyes one Vietnamese cut off his leg while trying to remove the torn off roof.
It is to be hoped that such an element will not be a frequent visitor in our region. Both locals and tourists will enjoy a warm climate and calm infrequent rains.