Despite being warned about possible risks and danger when living in the apartment block C8 on Giang Vo Street, which is known as the oldest and most deteriorated building in Hanoi, residents still choose to stay.
According to the local Department of Construction, the subsidence at the building's stairs area has affected walls and some structures on the fourth and fifth floors and they have announced about the problems since last July. Residents are trying to use many steel bars to prop up.
Steel bars used to support the walls.
Ceiling is peeling off
Pillars have become seriously deteriorated
Hanoi has about 982 four to five-story apartment blocks aged over 40 years old. 11 apartment blocks are in dangerous state that entirely to be rebuilt.
However, the city was only able to rebuild 1% of the downgraded apartment blocks.