They are getting tired of the typhoons in southeast Asia. Typhoon Utor plowed through the Philippines this weekend, causing great damage and killing at least 5 people. Utor is now heading toward Vietnam, where they are bracing for a storm that may not even hit the country. The forecast calls for a weaker Utor to hit Vietnam, or it may dissipate over the South China Sea... but they are not taking any chances, and thousands of people are evacuating.

Utor is following on the heels of a devastating typhoon that struck this region just last week. Typhoon Durian struck Vietnam December 5th, killing 82 people and leaving thousands homeless. Durian also hit the Philippines, killing hundreds and forcing the evacuation of 90,000 people. Typhoons are common this time of year in the Pacific, but storms that follow each other so closely are unusual.