According to Lao Dong's records on the morning of May 1, many roads in Hanoi were deeply flooded after heavy rain. The deep floodwaters caused many vehicles to stall, forcing people to wade through the water to move.
Dong Me Street (Nam Tu Liem District) was heavily flooded, especially the road in Dong Me Market, the water flooded the wheels.
Ms. Hoang Loan - a trader at Dong Me market said that the road in this area is quite low, and every time it rains heavily, it is deeply flooded. "Heavy rain, rising water almost flooded my flower stalls. I am trying to find a way to raise the table and chairs to avoid losing capital due to flooding" - Ms. Loan said.
Prolonged heavy rain also caused many houses in Nam Tu Liem district to be flooded. People had to move their belongings up high to avoid damage.
Mr. Nguyen Thanh (Nam Tu Liem, Hanoi) said that although his family has paid the foundation to raise the elevation of the foundation and used barges, every time it rains, the water still flooded into the house. "When cars pass by to create waves, water flows through the walls and into the house," said Mr. Thanh.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, today - the second day of the holiday on April 30 - May 1, due to the influence of additional cold air, the North and North Central regions will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain, with rainfall of 20 - 40mm, locally over 80mm.
The Hanoi area will have moderate rain, some places will have heavy rain to very heavy rain. Warning in the next 3-6 hours, the inner city of Hanoi and neighboring areas will continue to have heavy rain with common rainfall ranging from 30 - 60mm, some places over 90mm.
This rain is likely to cause flooding for many streets with common depths of 20 - 40cm; some streets are likely to be flooded deeper with a depth of 40 - 60cm.
The meteorological agency noted that during this rain, the streets were only flooded during heavy rain and were soon drained after the rain ended 30 - 60 minutes. Traffic on deeply flooded streets will be affected, locally congested or many vehicles will have difficulty moving.
