In several areas of the city, floodwaters from the swollen Red River rose to a height of one meter on Wednesday, causing some locals to have to use boats to get around their neighborhoods.
According to official media, ten of Hanoi’s thirty administrative districts are on “flood alert,” and thousands of people have fled the city’s low-lying areas.
According to the administration, the primary reasons for fatality from the storm in northern Vietnam have been landslides and floods.
According to Hanoi resident Tran Le Quyen, “this is the worst flood I have seen,” the Reuters news agency said.
Yesterday morning it was dry. The whole street is now under water. Our slumber was disturbed yesterday night.”
After downgrading from a super typhoon, which is the equivalent of a category 5 hurricane, to a tropical depression, Yagi has been wreaking havoc in Vietnam ever since it made landfall on Saturday.
It has been called the strongest typhoon to hit Asia this year.
According to Nguyen Van Hung, a resident of a neighborhood along the Red River, “my home is now part of the river,” he told Reuters.
Tuesday’s flash floods in the northern province of Lao Cai completely destroyed a community. Hundreds of soldiers have been sent to the area in search of the at least 25 confirmed deceased.
