At noon on October 31, many traders at Hoi An market were busy cleaning up their stalls and scraping mud and soil stuck to the foundation when the floodwaters receded.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Lieng (a trader at Hoi An market) regrets that all the furniture and electronic equipment at the market were broken because they were soaked in water for too long. Although they have proactively arranged their belongings, many traders at Hoi An market cannot predict the flood water rising too high in recent days.
"Today the floodwaters have receded, so we are taking the opportunity to clean up the business stalls, many electronic furniture, equipment, items, and goods have been damaged, and traders have almost lost everything after this flood" - Ms. Lieng said.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to scoop up water from a public well to fill the floor, Ms. Tran Thi Chung (a trader at Hoi An market) - said that not only the market area, many roads along Hoi An ancient town are also flooded with garbage and mud.
Many traders also tried to clean up, each person helping with one hand to quickly stabilize the business situation after the flood.
Recorded by Lao Dong reporter at noon on October 31, the floodwaters receded, all stalls in the food and beverage area of Hoi An market became deserted, many traders suffered great damage. The area behind Hoi An market, adjacent to the banks of the Hoai River, is still flooded, with furniture and garbage floating everywhere.
Information from the National Center for Meteorological and Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting on the morning of October 31, 2025, currently, floods on the Gianh River (Quang Tri) are rising, rivers from Hue City to Da Nang are receding.
The water level at 1:00 a.m. on October 31, 2025 on the rivers is as follows:
On Vu Gia River at Ai Nghia station is 8.39m, above alert level II by 0.39m; On Thu Bon River at Cau Lau station is 4.15m, above alert level III by 0.15m.
It is forecasted that in the next 12 hours, the flood on Thu Bon River will continue to decrease and will be above alert level II by 0.2-0.3m, Vu Gia River will continue to decrease and will be below alert level II by 0.3m.
In the next 12-24 hours, floods on rivers will continue to decrease and will be at alert level I - alert level II.
Millions of arms turn to compatriots affected by storms and floods
Consecutive storms and floods have caused many deaths, missing and injuries; many houses and production and business establishments have had their roofs blown off and suffered heavy damage. People across the northern mountainous provinces and the central provinces are struggling to cope with floods and heavy losses in human lives and property due to floods and thunderstorms.
"A piece of food when hungry is worth a package when full", with the spirit of mutual love that has always been a beautiful image of the Vietnamese people, the Golden Heart Social Charity Fund calls on domestic and foreign philanthropists to join hands to share with people affected by floods to have food, clothing, shelter, students have books to go to school...
The Golden Heart Social Charity Fund would like to sincerely thank the precious feelings of agencies, businesses, and domestic and foreign philanthropists.
Please send any help to: Golden Heart Social Society Fund, No. 51 Hang Bo, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi. Phone: 024.39232756. Account number (STK): 113000000758 at Vietinbank Hoan Kiem Branch, Hanoi. STK: 0021000303088 - at Vietcombank - Hanoi Branch, STK: 12410001122556 - at BIDV - Hoan Kiem Branch. Or scan the following QR code:
