Red River water rises, people's lives at the foot of Long Bien bridge are turned upside down

Prolonged heavy rains due to the impact of storm No. 10 (Bualoi) along with the release of floodwaters from some hydroelectric plants caused the water level of the Red River in Hanoi to rise, causing deep flooding in houses and crops of people at the foot of Long Bien bridge, greatly affecting their lives.

The heavy rain that lasted for two days on September 29 and 30 in Hanoi was considered by many residents of the capital to be a historic rain that caused deep flooding on the streets everywhere, paralyzing traffic and causing congestion in some areas throughout the night. Along with that, the water level of the Red River flowing through Hanoi rose, especially in the Long Bien bridge area, causing flooding in the riverbank area as well as many residential areas. In the photo, the water level rose quickly and became muddy after heavy rain on the Red River towards the foot of Chuong Duong bridge, recorded by a reporter of CAND Newspaper at 5:30 p.m. on October 1.

​​​​​​The residential area near the foot of the bridge, near Long Bien market, was deeply flooded, with water rising almost to the roofs. Many residents here had to temporarily move elsewhere, waiting for the water to recede before they could return to clean up their houses.

This area also suffered similar flooding during Storm No. 3 ( Yagi ) in September 2024.

Local residents said that the water started to reach the house floors this morning, but it rose rapidly around 9am. In just a few hours, many houses were submerged.

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, from today until October 2, the flood downstream of the Red River at Hanoi station will continue to rise and fluctuate at alert level 1. In the photo is a children's playground next to a residential area at the foot of Long Bien Bridge that is deeply flooded.

The man sailed into the middle of a children's playground after it was flooded and sat down to rest.

Flood warning line at the foot of Long Bien bridge on the afternoon of October 1.

The rapid flow of the Red River creates many dangerous whirlpools. These whirlpools can cause riverbank erosion, wash away land and threaten the property and lives of people living along the river, especially during flood season.

Large areas of crops and trees of people in the middle of the Red River were submerged, there is no data on damage yet.

Despite knowing the danger, many people still stopped on Long Bien bridge to watch the Red River rise and flow rapidly due to heavy rain and floods.

Source: https://cand.com.vn/Xa-hoi/nuoc-song-hong-dang-cao-cuoc-song-nguoi-dan-o-chan-cau-long-bien-dao-lon-i783263/