Vietnam (MNN) — After it deluged the Philippines, Typhoon Bualoi struck Vietnam early Monday. It is the worst storm to hit the nation this year. By Tuesday, the death toll had risen to 26 people, with at least 22 missing. In the Philippines, at least 10 people lost their lives.
Pastor Loc Lam from A3 in Vietnam says, according to reports, more than 44,000 homes and around 14,000 acres (6,000 hectares) of crops have been harmed.
“We are connecting with those who are in this crisis, so that we can see how we can supply rice, clothing and accommodation for them,” he says. “We must work with the local [authorities] in order to help the people in the communities.”
Photo taken in Soc Trang, Vietnam (Representative stock photo courtesy of Trung Nhan Tran via Unsplash)
Heavy rainfall after the storm has made flooding and landslides more likely. Those dangers stir up memories of Super Typhoon Yagi from September 2024. That storm claimed the lives of more than 320 people in Vietnam, and hundreds more in Myanmar and other Southeast Asian countries.
Today, believers in Vietnam are rallying with others to bring relief as the hands and feet of Christ.
“Many of them lost their houses. There’s no house to stay [in], and no food, no clothing,” says Pastor Loc Lam. “So please pray for them, that we can try our best to supply something that they need for their survival.”
Pray for open doors to work alongside the government to provide aid.
“The government [is] trying their best as well, with the NGOs and organizations, even with different religions, to raise fund[s] and support the people in those places,” said the pastor. “Please pray for cooperation among the government and organization[s], even churches and religions, to work together to help the people overcome this type of situation.”
Keep watching and praying for Southeast Asia. The region has another two months of monsoon season to endure.
Header photo: Typhoon Bualoi approaching northern Vietnam, September 28, 2025 (Photo by MODIS image from Aqua Satellite – EOSDIS Worldview, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain)
