Hanoi: Heavy rain, many schools urgently announce students will be off school today (October 7)

Early this morning (October 7), many schools in Hanoi urgently notified students and parents about being closed or switching to online learning.

Heavy rain in Hanoi , many schools urgently announced for students to stay home. (Illustration photo: Nguyet Anh)

Heavy rains over the past 6 hours have flooded several streets in the capital. Early this morning, many schools in Hanoi " urgently " announced that students would be off school.

"Storm No. 11 (Matmo) has weakened into a low pressure area, but the circulation after the storm continues to cause moderate to heavy rain, and in some places very heavy rain and thunderstorms in Hanoi, which can cause local flooding, traffic jams and unsafe travel. To ensure absolute safety for students, staff, teachers and employees, the school announces: Today (Tuesday) - October 7, 2025, all students will study online at home. We respectfully request that parents prepare adequate equipment for online learning for their children and remind them to strictly follow classroom rules" is the direction of the Principal of Kim Giang Secondary School to homeroom teachers.

A series of schools such as Kim Giang Primary School, Dai Kim Primary School, Chu Van An Primary School (Hoang Liet),FPT Primary and Secondary School... have also announced that students will be off or switch to online learning.

Previously, on the afternoon of October 6, schools had announced that students would return to in-person classes today. However, since last night, Hanoi has had very heavy rain due to the influence of storm No. 11. Currently, some streets in the capital have been flooded.

According to the bulletin of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting at 5:20 am this morning, the Hanoi area experienced moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, and locally very heavy rain. The rainfall in the past 6 hours was generally from 40-80mm, with higher rainfall in some places such as Soc Son station 116mm, Thuong Cat station 91mm.

It is forecasted that in the next 3 to 6 hours, in Hanoi city, there will continue to be moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, with general rainfall of 40-70mm, and in some places very heavy rain over 100mm; from the evening and at night, the rain will decrease rapidly.

The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting recommends that people should be aware of the risk of flooding in low-lying streets in the inner city.

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/ha-noi-mua-lon-nhieu-truong-thong-bao-khan-cho-hoc-sinh-nghi-hoc-hom-nay-710-330161.html