From above, flood water has inundated Chuong Duong Street for 100m, some places are very deep - Photo: NGUYEN HOANG
On the evening of September 10, the flood on the Red River flowing through Hoan Kiem District ( Hanoi ) rose rapidly, causing water to start entering many houses around the residential areas along the Red River in Chuong Duong and Phuc Tan wards.
Worried that the flood would continue to rise during the night, residents here hurriedly packed up and moved their belongings and properties to evacuate the flooded area at night.
A man carries his child and belongings to escape the flood as the flood water rises at night - Photo: NGUYEN HOANG
According to Tuoi Tre Online on the evening of the same day, on Chuong Duong Do Street (Chuong Duong Ward, Hoan Kiem District), floodwaters from the Red River rose high, causing the above street to be flooded for about 100m, and many houses on both sides of the street were flooded to the ground. Although previously, recorded in the morning of the same day, the water was only just above the lower part of this street.
Hoan Kiem District authorities have cut off power to some areas due to deep flooding, leaving the residential area in darkness - Photo: NGUYEN HOANG
As the flood waters rose, the Hoan Kiem District Electricity Company cut off power to flooded homes, forcing many people to gather around, light candles, and pack up their belongings to escape the flood.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Mai (42 years old, living on Chuong Duong Do street, Hoan Kiem district) said that the important belongings in her family have been moved to a safe place, tonight she and her grandmother will stay in the house and sleep on the 2nd floor - Photo: NGUYEN HOANG
There is a warehouse located in lane 46 Chuong Duong Do, in the afternoon, the water was only knee-deep, on the evening of September 10, the Red River flood water rose so high that the house was flooded up to the roof, Mr. Chu Khac Chung (Hanoi) said: "The water rose too quickly, now my factory is flooded up to the roof. Luckily, I was able to move furniture and goods out of the warehouse before the flood deepened".
People on Chuong Duong Do street (Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi) move their belongings onto boats to take them to safety - Photo: NGUYEN HOANG
Although the rented house that Mr. Tam (from Bac Giang ) lives in on Chuong Duong Do street is quite far from the flooded area, because he was afraid of floodwaters in the night, he hurriedly grabbed his blankets, mats, and belongings to flee the flood.
"I was afraid that tomorrow I would wake up and find myself in a flood and unable to leave, so I evacuated early even though there was no order," said Mr. Tam.
Mr. Tam (from Bac Giang) carried a mat to evacuate at night even though his house was still quite far from the flooded area - Photo: PHAM TUAN
Vehicles are moved to safe places by Hanoi residents - Photo: NGUYEN HOANG
According to Tuoi Tre Online , on Phuc Tan street on the night of September 10, rising floodwaters also caused many houses along the Red River to be deeply submerged, and everyone was rushing to pack up their belongings to escape the flood.
Having just finished moving the washing machine up high to avoid being submerged by floodwaters, Ms. Vu Thi Yen (32 years old, Phuc Tan, Hoan Kiem) said: "The water rose so terribly, so scared. I had to move my belongings up high in time, I didn't think the water would rise so high."
Vehicles are moved to safe places by Hanoi residents - Photo: NGUYEN HOANG
Washing machines and refrigerators were raised high by residents on Phuc Tan Street (Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi) to avoid flood water - Photo: NGUYEN HOANG
On the afternoon of September 10, Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Tran Sy Thanh inspected natural disaster prevention work in Bac Tu Liem district.
Bac Tu Liem District is where the Red River flows through four wards: Thuong Cat, Lien Mac, Thuy Phuong, and Dong Ngac.
At the meeting, Mr. Thanh commented: with the current weather, the flood situation in the coming time will continue to be complicated, the water pressure from upstream to the river system in Hanoi is very large.
"We must not be subjective but need to mobilize the entire political system to take action, even prepare and calculate all contingency plans regarding forces and means to respond to incidents in case the Red River water level reaches alert level 3," said Mr. Thanh.
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