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A garbage truck is submerged outside the flooded basement of Ecohome 3. Photo: Viet Tuan |
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Nearby, Ecohome 1 also experienced severe flooding, with water entering the elevator on the first floor. Photo: Viet Tuan |
The basement of the Ecohome 3 apartment complex in Dong Ngac ward was flooded with over one meter of water, forcing the building management to construct a dam to protect the parking garage. The 10-meter steel dam was lined with tarpaulin for waterproofing. Photo: Viet Tuan
The remnants of Typhoon Kajiki brought continuous rain throughout the night and into the morning of 26/8, turning many Hanoi streets into rivers and causing widespread flooding and traffic disruption.
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Residents of Ecohome 1 wait for the floodwaters to recede. Photo: Viet Tuan |
A garbage truck is submerged outside the flooded basement of Ecohome 3. Photo: Viet Tuan
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Residents of Ecohome 1 move their belongings to higher ground due to flooding on the first floor. Photo: Viet Tuan |
Nearby, Ecohome 1 also experienced severe flooding, with water entering the elevator on the first floor. Photo: Viet Tuan
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With water levels reaching knee-height, kiosk owners at the base of Ecohome 3 in Dong Ngac ward used planks to block the water and buckets to bail it out. Photo: Viet Tuan |
Residents of Ecohome 1 wait for the floodwaters to recede. Photo: Viet Tuan
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Residents of Ecohome 3 use nylon, tarpaulins, and wooden planks to prevent water from entering their homes. Photo: Viet Tuan |
Residents of Ecohome 1 move their belongings to higher ground due to flooding on the first floor. Photo: Viet Tuan
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Soldiers assist residents of Ecohome 3 in elevating their belongings and bailing water out of their homes. Photo: Viet Tuan |
With water levels reaching knee-height, kiosk owners at the base of Ecohome 3 in Dong Ngac ward used planks to block the water and buckets to bail it out. Photo: Viet Tuan
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Nearly 20 km away, shops on Hoang Tung street in Hoai Duc district erected barriers and used pumps to combat the floodwaters. Photo: Luu Quy |
Residents of Ecohome 3 use nylon, tarpaulins, and wooden planks to prevent water from entering their homes. Photo: Viet Tuan
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Residents use steel barriers and pumps to keep water out of their shops on Hoang Tung street in Hoai Duc. Photo: Luu Quy |
Soldiers assist residents of Ecohome 3 in elevating their belongings and bailing water out of their homes. Photo: Viet Tuan
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Floodwaters exceeding half a meter deep inundated shops in the Green Market area of Cau Giay district, leaving the area deserted. |
Nearly 20 km away, shops on Hoang Tung street in Hoai Duc district erected barriers and used pumps to combat the floodwaters. Photo: Luu Quy
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Hong Thi Xua, a vendor at Cau Giay market, said the water rose rapidly early in the morning, leaving no time to move merchandise or vehicles. Photo: Anh Phu |
Residents use steel barriers and pumps to keep water out of their shops on Hoang Tung street in Hoai Duc. Photo: Luu Quy
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Alleys in the My Dinh area were also flooded up to half a meter deep, paralyzing traffic and forcing residents to wade through the water. Photo: Tung Dinh |
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A man uses a basin to carry food through the flooded streets of My Dinh. Photo: Tung Dinh |
Hong Thi Xua, a vendor at Cau Giay market, said the water rose rapidly early in the morning, leaving no time to move merchandise or vehicles. Photo: Anh Phu
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Alleys in the My Dinh area were also flooded up to half a meter deep, paralyzing traffic and forcing residents to wade through the water. Photo: Tung Dinh
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Water entered homes on My Dinh street. “For the past 20 years, this area has flooded with almost every heavy rain, two to three times a year on average," one homeowner said. "Besides raising the foundation, there are almost no other solutions. We can only move our belongings to higher ground, wait for the water to recede, and then dry out our appliances." Photo: Tung Dinh
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A man uses a basin to carry food through the flooded streets of My Dinh. Photo: Tung Dinh
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