Hanoi promptly evacuated people in the downstream area of ​​Cau River.

Faced with the unusual flood situation on the Cau River, Waterway Police Team No. 1 (Hanoi Traffic Police Department) coordinated with local authorities and functional forces to promptly evacuate and relocate people in the downstream area to safety.

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, on October 8, the water level on the Cau River at Gia Bay station ( Thai Nguyen ) peaked at 29.9 m - 2.9 m higher than alert level 3 and 1.09 m higher than the historical flood level in 2024 caused by storm Yagi. Floods are forecast to continue causing widespread inundation in downstream areas.

Faced with the complicated developments of the flood situation, Waterway Police Team No. 1 coordinated with the People's Committee of Trung Gia Commune ( Hanoi City), the police force, the army and the militia to evacuate people in An Lac village - the downstream area of ​​Cau River to a safe place.

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Duc Thang, Captain of Waterway Police Team No. 1, added: The unit has arranged officers and soldiers to regularly inspect key locations of vulnerable dikes and unfinished dike works; coordinate with patrol and guard forces, promptly detect and handle incidents and proactively organize the evacuation of people in low-lying areas and riverside areas to safety.

Currently, the Cau River water level continues to rise, the unit maintains a 24/7 standing force to support the people, preventing human losses. As of the same afternoon, the functional forces evacuated nearly 20 households with 50 people, including many elderly people and children, to a safe place.

Hanoi Traffic Police coordinated with local authorities to support Trung Gia commune residents in elevating their properties to prevent flooding.

People's property and vehicles were brought to safe places.

Authorities evacuated people.

Because many roads in the village were deeply flooded, authorities used boats and specialized vehicles to evacuate people.

That same afternoon, authorities helped evacuate 50 people.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/anh/ha-noi-kip-thoi-so-tan-dan-vung-ha-luu-song-cau-20251008154111712.htm