Life inside an old level D apartment building in Hanoi

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    Living in old, seriously degraded apartment buildings that have not been repaired or renovated, some households still try to stay here.

    Tai quan Ba Dinh (Ha Noi), khu tap the C8 Giang Vo duoc thanh pho Ha Noi danh gia o muc cap do D, tuc kha nang chiu luc cua ket cau khong the dap ung yeu cau su dung binh thuong, xuat hien tinh trang nguy hiem tong the, can di doi ngay toan bo dan.
    In Ba Dinh district (Hanoi), the C8 Giang Vo apartment complex was assessed by Hanoi city at level D, meaning the structure's load-bearing capacity cannot meet normal usage requirements, there is a general dangerous situation, and all residents need to be evacuated immediately.
    Duoc biet, cong trinh nay xay dung tu nhung nam 1979, gom nhung day nha 5 tang. Moi can khoang 30 m2, hau het moi gia dinh deu lap them “chuong cop” de tang dien tich su dung.
    It is known that this project was built in 1979, consisting of 5-storey buildings. Each house is about 30 square meters, most families have installed "tiger cages" to increase the usable area.
    Hien ket cau cong trinh nha tap the C8 Giang Vo co dau hieu bi nut vo o nhieu vi tri. Truoc tinh trang nay, UBND phuong Giang Vo da tien hanh quay rao khu nha va bo tri bien canh bao nguy hiem de han che nguoi qua lai.
    Currently, the structure of the C8 Giang Vo apartment building shows signs of cracking in many places. Faced with this situation, the People's Committee of Giang Vo Ward has fenced off the building and placed warning signs to limit people from passing by.
    Den nay, khu tap the nay da hoan thanh di doi nguoi dan va ban giao mat bang cho chinh quyen dia phuong. Tuy nhien, ben canh nhung ho dan da nhan tien ho tro de di doi, van con mot so it ho o lai nha tap the C8 o don nguyen 1, 2 do chua trong dien di doi.
    To date, this apartment complex has completed the relocation of residents and handed over the site to the local government. However, in addition to the households that have received support money to relocate, there are still a few households remaining in apartment building C8 in units 1 and 2 because they are not yet subject to relocation.
    Can nha cua anh N.T.L (tang 2, don nguyen 1) C8 Giang Vo co dien tich von ven khoang 36m2. Anh L cho biet, can nha la noi sinh song cua ca 3 the he gia dinh minh.
    Mr. N.T.L's house (2nd floor, unit 1) C8 Giang Vo has an area of ​​only about 36 square meters. Mr. L said that the house is home to all 3 generations of his family. According to observations, due to the small area, many items in the house have to be stacked on top of each other to save space.
    Cong trinh phu va khu nha bep kha chat choi, chi du cho mot nguoi su dung, dung nau an.
    The outbuildings and kitchen area are quite cramped, only enough for one person to use and cook standing up.
    Hanh lang chung ben ngoai can nha da nut vo, xuong cap nang ne.
    The common corridor outside the house was cracked and badly degraded.
    Tai khu tap the cu Ngoc Khanh (quan Ba Dinh, Ha Noi), don nguyen 1, nha A khu tap the nay duoc danh gia la chung cu nguy hiem cap do D.
    At the old Ngoc Khanh apartment complex (Ba Dinh district, Hanoi), unit 1, building A of this apartment complex is assessed as a level D dangerous apartment building.
    Can nha cua ong Le Dinh Phuc, o nha A (tap the Ngoc Khanh) da xuong cap, gia dinh phai gia co them cac mang hung nuoc dot tu tren xuong.
    Mr. Le Dinh Phuc's house in building A (Ngoc Khanh collective) has deteriorated, the family had to reinforce the gutters to catch water leaking from above.
    “Thoi tiet cu am uot, mua nhieu la nha uot sung, toi chi co the sua lai bang cach nay. Nuoc dot xuong mang se chay truc tiep vao duong ong duoc thiet ke san de dong chay ra san nha”, ong Phuc noi.
    “When the weather is humid and it rains a lot, the house gets soaked, so I can only fix it this way. The water that leaks into the gutter will flow directly into the pre-designed pipe to flow onto the floor,” said Mr. Phuc.
    Tren tran va tuong can nha, tung lop son bong troc, he thong duong ong chang chit va am thap.
    On the ceiling and walls of the house, layers of paint are peeling, the pipe system is tangled and damp.
    Phia ben ngoa, mot so ho van su dung bep than to ong tai hanh lang chung.
    Outside, some households still use honeycomb charcoal stoves in the common hallway.

    The Hanoi People's Committee recently requested Ba Dinh district to complete the submission of detailed planning, scale 1/500, for the renovation and reconstruction of Thanh Cong, Ngoc Khanh, and Giang Vo apartment buildings in December 2024.

    This information made the households living in these old apartment buildings extremely happy. Many residents here said that they are all looking forward to the plan to renovate the old apartment buildings soon so that they can soon have a stable life.

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