In a cramped rented room in Thien Loc commune (old Kim Chung commune, Hanoi) - near Thang Long Industrial Park, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuong (born in 1998) has also completed the final reinforcement stage.
"Every time I hear the forecast of heavy rain and strong winds, I worry immediately. This room was built a long time ago, the windows were very loose, afraid that the storm would blow away" - Ms. Thuong just said.
Her rented room is less than 15 square meters wide, the old corrugated iron roof swerves away every time the wind blows. Every month, she pays 600,000 VND for both rent and electricity and water - a affordable price for a young worker, but in return, she is worried every rainy and stormy season.
Ms. Thuong has been with SEI Electronics Claims Company Limited for many years.
Every time she announces a storm, she remembers the storm No. 3 Yagi in 2024.
At that time, a strong wind caused the small window opposite the sleeper to shake, almost burst into tears, and rainwater squeezed in through the gap, causing the floor to slip. "I didn't dare sleep all night that day, just worried about the rain flooding, all my belongings were wet" - she said.
This time, right from the news that Typhoon Wipha will enter the Gulf of Tonkin, the female worker took advantage of her break to buy a steel wire roll and a thin raincoat.
She took a raincoat to cover each gap, avoiding the wind and water seepage. "Many boarding houses here are also degraded, everyone is worried about it first, but now they know who to complain to" - Ms. Thuong said.
The storm has not yet arrived but the sky is covered in thick black clouds and white rain. In Ms. Thuong's room, she had prepared a few bags of dried clothes, instant noodles, and bottled water.
Mr. Doan Anh Dung - a worker renting a room at CT1A building (Tien Loc commune, Hanoi) said that staying in an apartment, he felt quite safe and did not have to stay in the house.
To prevent the storm from causing power outages and not being able to buy food, on July 21, he went to a store near his home to buy more candles, vegetables, and dried items to store.
He bought an additional gas stove to prevent power outages and unable to cook rice or cook.
Meanwhile, Ms. Le Thi Hanh - residing in Nhue village (Tien Loc commune, Hanoi) continuously updates information about storm No. 3 Wipha.
In addition to buying some essential foods, she also prepared more food to prevent water from flooding into the room. "The roof of the rented room where I live is lower than the outside.
Therefore, I prepared sandbags to prevent heavy rain, water flooding the yard, and overflowing into the house" - the female worker said.
The rented room she is living in is quite dilapidated, with a expanded roof. Living alone with her two children, she was quite worried about her safety during the rainy and stormy season.
"I hope the storm will not be big, not greatly affecting the lives of people in general and workers in particular" - Ms. Hanh said.
Mr. Nguyen Van T - the owner of more than 10 rooms rented to workers in Thien Loc commune, said that most of the rooms were built more than 15 years ago, the materials were old.
Every rainy and stormy season, he reminds workers to reinforce themselves or report for him to support.
"But due to the large number of rooms, it is difficult to repair each room immediately, it is necessary to proactively respond to the tenant to ensure safety" - Mr. T shared.
