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Around 4 PM, powerful gusts of wind knocked motorcyclists off their bikes. Cars and motorcycles were forced to stop as debris and billboards were sent flying. Image: Screenshot from video. |
Around 4 PM, powerful gusts of wind knocked motorcyclists off their bikes. Cars and motorcycles were forced to stop as debris and billboards were sent flying. Image: Screenshot from video.
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The roof of the Pickleball sports arena collapsed under the force of the wind, bringing down the entire metal frame structure. Image: Thai Duy |
The roof of the Pickleball sports arena collapsed under the force of the wind, bringing down the entire metal frame structure. Image: Thai Duy
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Metal sheeting surrounding the Shark Jaw demolition site was blown over, blocking most of Cau Go street. |
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On Old Highway 70 (Ha Dong ward), a large tree with a trunk diameter of over 50 cm fell onto a car, causing traffic chaos and extensive congestion. |
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At the Trang Tien – Tran Quang Khai intersection, a tree on the sidewalk was uprooted and fell onto the road. |
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On Trieu Viet Vuong street, a banyan tree over a decade old and more than 5 m tall had its branches broken and fell, blocking the road. |
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In Linh Dam urban area (Hoang Liet ward), numerous trees were uprooted, strewn across the common walkways between apartment buildings. Tens of thousands of people live in this area. |
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A broken power pole fell onto the back of a pickup truck in Ha Dong ward. |
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On Pham Tu street, temporary houses built on farmland were devastated, their roofs ripped off and doors damaged by the strong winds. |
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Many motorcyclists were knocked down on the streets of Hanoi. Video: |
Tran Quang Khai street (Hoan Kiem ward) was flooded after 20 minutes of heavy rainfall.
The storm followed three days of intense heat in northern Vietnam, with temperatures reaching 35-37 degrees Celsius.
Mai Van Khiem, director of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, stated the storms in northern Vietnam were not related to Typhoon Wipha in the East Sea but were caused by wind convergence along a low-pressure trough passing through the northern region.
The meteorological agency forecasts thunderstorms in the mountainous and midland areas of northern Vietnam with rainfall totals between 15 and 30 mm, with some areas exceeding 70 mm.
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