Some Vietnamese homeowners were today (November 14th) weighing down their roofs with water-filled bags as Typhoon Vamco approached.

According to locals, the method if much faster than transporting sandbags and just as effective for stopping the roof from being torn off.

They say they can cover an average-sized roof with the bags of water in about one hour.

After the storm passes, they say they can simply burst the bags and let the water flow away.

With winds of up to 103 mph, Vamco is predicted to hit Vietnam's coast from Ha Tinh to Quang Ngai province later today (November 14th), according to the government's weather agency.

Video captured the moment of Vietnamese people use sacks of water to protect their roofs before the Typhoon Vamco hits the mainland in Quang Tri, Viet Nam on November 14.
According to the people, instead of having to transport sand sacks or heavy logs to the roof. They used plastic bags and then filled the water with water and then connected the bags together.
This method is very fast, only need one tap to lead water to the plastic bags. After about an hour they will fill the roof with sacks of water. These sacks of water will keep their roofs from being blown away by the force of storms. And after the storm passes, they just need to flush out the water instead of reloading sand sacks.
Residents said that they have used this method many times and successfully protected their roofs from previous storms.
Typhoon Vamco with winds up to 200km / 1 hour is expected to make landfall in central Vietnam during the weekend and affect a large area. more than 500,000 people have been evacuated to safety.