Floodwaters overflowed onto the Hanoi - Thai Nguyen highway, some sections were 30cm deep, police were directing traffic all night.

Police said they are deploying forces to be on duty overnight on October 9 and early morning on October 10 to monitor floodwaters entering the Hanoi - Thai Nguyen highway.

Floodwaters have risen nearly 30cm on the Hanoi - Thai Nguyen highway - Photo: NT

Early morning of October 10, the commander of Traffic Police Team No. 15 (Traffic Police Department, Hanoi Police) said that floodwaters had overflowed onto the Hanoi - Thai Nguyen highway. Many sections of this route were flooded.

Specifically, at km29 of the Hanoi - Thai Nguyen highway, from Thai Nguyen to Hanoi (section passing through Trung Gia commune), the water level was about 30cm, extending over 100m. The water level continued to rise.

"We have sent officers and soldiers to the scene to direct and regulate traffic," said the commander of Traffic Police Team No. 15.

Traffic police on the route continue to be on duty, monitoring to be ready to decide on traffic diversion from afar, in case the flood continues to rise.

In the early morning of October 10, the floodwaters were not deep enough for cars to move slowly. Authorities advised drivers to reduce speed when passing through flooded areas and to follow the instructions of traffic police.

Also this afternoon, the foundation of some sections of the Hanoi - Thai Nguyen railway line passing through Trung Gia commune was eroded and washed away, causing the rails to sag and the railway line to be paralyzed.

The Hanoi - Thai Nguyen railway section passing through Trung Gia commune was eroded and washed away, causing the rails to sag and the railway line to be paralyzed - Video : TRAN CONG

Vietnam Railways Corporation's forces were present at the scene of the railway incident, assessing the damage and losses to find a solution; it is expected that the repair will be completed and the line will be reopened in the coming days.

On October 9, the water level of the Ca Lo River peaked at 8.5m. The Northern Hydrometeorological Station warned that floods on the Cau and Ca Lo rivers are at very high levels.

Flooding can last 2-4 days, and in some places longer. Particularly large floods also threaten the safety of key dykes, underground dykes, spillways, bridges, culverts and roads in many riverside communes, such as: Trung Gia, Da Phuc, Soc Son, Thu Lam, Phuc Thinh, Quang Minh, Tien Thang, Noi Bai.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/nuoc-lu-tran-len-cao-toc-ha-noi-thai-nguyen-co-doan-ngap-30cm-canh-sat-phan-luong-xuyen-dem-20251010005038121.htm