This morning, October 7, Hanoi was flooded again, students continued to have a day off.

Due to the influence of storm No. 11, from last night to this morning, October 7, Hanoi has had heavy rain, accompanied by continuous thunderstorms and lightning. The heavy rain has caused many residential areas and streets in Hanoi to be deeply flooded, affecting the people.

Faced with this situation, many schools continued to issue urgent notices early this morning to parents to let students stay home from school to study online.

According to the announcement of the authorities as of 7:00 a.m. on October 7, the rainfall in many places in Hanoi was greater than 70mm; the rain was concentrated in communes and wards such as: Hoai Duc, Ha Dong, Thanh Xuan, Cau Giay, Tu Liem, Chuong My, Xuan Mai and the central area.

Rain map this morning in Hanoi and northern provinces

Since early morning, many streets in Hanoi have been flooded. Photo: VIET ANH

Heavy rain that lasted all night caused Doi Can street to be deeply flooded. Photo: VIET ANH

The Northern Hydrometeorological Station warned that heavy rains caused 0.2-0.5m of flooding in many inner-city streets, some places were deeper; the flooding lasted 1-3 hours, some places longer. Areas at risk of deep flooding include the following streets: Thai Ha, Lang Ha, Huynh Thuc Khang, Quan Nhan, Nguyen Tuan, Le Van Luong, To Huu, Cu Loc, Nguyen Trai, Giai Phong, Tan Mai, Nguyen Xien, Linh Dam... In suburban areas, the risk of flooding and landslides is concentrated in the communes: Ba Vi, Son Tay, Suoi Hai, Trung Gia, Kim Anh...

List of streets at risk of deep flooding on the morning of October 7

Floodwaters flooded many streets in Hanoi this morning, October 7.

Heavy rain caused flooding early this morning in Hanoi, making it difficult for people to move around. Photo: VIET ANH

Floodwaters flooded Yen Nghia area, the streets were quite deserted.

Reporters' observations show that although it has begun rush hour, many streets in Hanoi, such as Nguyen Trai, Le Van Luong, Lang Ha, Nguyen Chi Thanh, Kim Ma... are still quite deserted because many places are flooded and students are studying online at home, so there has not been any traffic congestion.

KHANH NGUYEN

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/sang-nay-7-10-ha-noi-lai-menh-mong-nuoc-hoc-sinh-tiep-tuc-duoc-nghi-hoc-post816699.html