Flood center of Hanoi flooded twice a month

Within just 1 month, people in the flood-prone area of ​​Chuong My District ( Hanoi ) had to face floodwaters twice over the Bui River dike, with some places being 2 meters deep, making many people frustrated and hoping the water would recede soon so that their lives could stabilize.

The flood water rose rapidly and rushed over the Bui River dike (Chuong My District), causing Ms. Nguyen Thi Doanh's family (Nam Phuong Tien Commune) to not have time to store enough clean water. After many days of holding out, the clean water for the family's drinking needs was almost gone. The electricity was cut off to ensure safety, so every day Ms. Doanh cooked rice on a wood stove.

The water reached the gate, almost overflowing into the house of Ms. Nguyen Thi Doanh, which is about 2 meters higher than the road surface.

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In recent days, the family has been collecting rainwater in buckets and basins for daily activities and washing clothes. "When the water level drops, I will row a boat to the end of the street to buy clean water for use," said Ms. Danh.

In just one month, people in the flood-prone area of ​​Chuong My district were flooded twice, making many people frustrated.

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Nam Phuong Tien and Tan Tien communes (Chuong My district ) have many residential areas located along the Bui river embankment. Heavy rains after storm No. 3 have submerged thousands of houses in the past several days.

Road traffic around the village after the storm became waterway

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As of the afternoon of September 12, the water on the Bui River had begun to recede. However, in Tan Tien commune, there were still places with water levels over 1 meter high, and in Nhan Ly village (Nam Phuong Tien commune), there were places with water levels over 2 meters high, higher than the historic flood in July 2024. This was the second time in just one month that people in the flood-prone area had to endure widespread flooding, making everyone frustrated.

The village communal house, the highest place, became the place to receive relief food.

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The highest point in Nam Phuong Tien commune is the communal house, which is used to receive relief goods from all over. Thousands of people were previously forced to evacuate to safety. Those who remained here to guard their property had to sign a commitment with the local government.

Nam Phuong Tien A Secondary School was flooded, students temporarily stopped going to school.

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Standing at the village communal house to help people receive necessities with the shock team, Ms. Trinh Thi Quyen (a teacher, a local) said that the joy of her and her students only lasted 2 days after the opening day and then disappeared. Because, after storm No. 3 and the impact of heavy rain, the school was flooded. "The day the floodwaters came, everyone ran to the school to protect their property. There were places where they couldn't "run" for their belongings in time and were submerged in the floodwaters, it was heartbreaking to see," Ms. Quyen expressed.

Houses in flood-prone areas submerged in water

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Previously, to cope with the flood, the People's Committee of Chuong My district supported people to evacuate their properties, move people and livestock in unsafe areas to shelters. The whole district has evacuated 1,296 households with 5,444 people to safe places. Continue to review and immediately evacuate flooded households. Last July, rising flood waters caused 1,480 households in the flood-prone area of ​​Chuong My district to be submerged from 0.5 - 2 m, 7,410 people were flooded and needed relief and 4,329 people had to be evacuated due to flooding. In addition, more than 215,000 livestock and poultry were affected; 1,150 hectares of rice, 239 hectares of fruit trees, 355 hectares of vegetables, 1,587 hectares of aquaculture were damaged, etc.

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