Taking Lao Dong reporters to each house in Thanh Yen street (Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi) by an old boat, Mr. Nguyen Van Giang continuously warned and pointed out every corner where the flood water rose high, reaching over the shoulders of an adult.
The whole long street was dark, deeply submerged in water, only a few households in the alley remained, turning on the flickering lights on the upper floors, waiting for the flood water to recede.
"The flood water on the Red River rose so quickly that tonight, many people on the street packed up their important belongings and moved to their relatives' houses to live for a few days.
Due to power outages and poor phone signal, communication between people here is very difficult. Whenever someone needs something, I run to help them by boat and carry their belongings to evacuate. Just looking at the flickering lights using batteries, you can see that there are not many households left here" - Mr. Giang said, pointing to the bright spots in the night.
According to Mr. Giang, because the flood water has not shown any signs of abating, since the evening of September 11, many households on the street have been forced to use boats and life buoys as a means of transporting people and belongings.
Unexpectedly, when the flood water level peaked on the night of September 11, Mr. Nguyen The Huy (living on Thanh Yen Street, Hoan Kiem District) had to take his whole family out for dinner.
The electricity was out and the phone signal was poor, so Mr. Huy's family moved all their belongings to the upper floors, ready to stay up all night, waiting for the flood water to recede.
According to Mr. Huy, many households in the alley had their houses deeply submerged in floodwaters and had to pack up their belongings and rent hotel rooms in Hanoi's Old Quarter to stay for a few days.
According to Lao Dong, at midnight on September 11, the water level in Thanh Yen street still showed no signs of receding. It is unknown when electricity will be restored, and people still have to rent boats or wade through the water to get home.
According to data from the Hanoi Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue, at 10 p.m. on September 11, the flood on the Red River in Hanoi reached its peak with a recorded highest level of 11.37m, 13cm below alert level 3. Thus, compared to yesterday afternoon, the flood has risen 1.87m.
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that during the night, the flood on the Red River in Hanoi changed slowly, the water level was above alert level 2 (from 10.5m) to below alert level 3 (11.5m).
From September 12, the flood here continues to change slowly, fluctuating at alert level 2. Due to the rising and sustained flood, widespread flooding in riverside areas, outside the dikes of Hoan Kiem, Ba Dinh, Tay Ho, Bac Tu Liem, and Long Bien districts will continue for the next 2-3 days.
Millions of arms turn to compatriots affected by storms and floods
Storms and floods have caused severe damage in many northern provinces.
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The Golden Heart Social Charity Fund would like to sincerely thank the precious affection of agencies, businesses, and philanthropists at home and abroad.
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