Numerous streets across Cam Pha, Quang Hanh, Mong Duong, and Hoanh Bo wards were inundated this morning following approximately one hour of continuous heavy rain.

Chairperson of the Vietnam fatherland front, Hanoi City committee, states digital transformation enables citizen feedback to reach leaders' desks in a few phone taps.

The director of Hanoi's Department of Construction announced that upon completion of emergency anti-flooding projects, the city's overall drainage capacity will increase by 25-30%, addressing approximately 60% of flood points.

Widespread thunderstorms on the morning of 17/4 caused flooding and damage in many northern provinces, with convective clouds continuing to move and possibly reaching Hanoi in the coming hours.