Some of the worst flooding was reported near My Dinh Stadium, Xuan Dinh, Me Tri, Doan Ke Thien Street, Tran Quoc Hoan Street and Pham Hung Street, where vehicles struggled to move through deep water.
Many parts of Hanoi are submerged under 30-40cm of water after heavy rain on May 28 (Photo: Nguyen Hai).
The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across northern Vietnam and the north-central region from the evening of May 28 to May 29, with rainfall ranging from 15mm to 30mm and some areas receiving more than 80mm.
Weather authorities warned that localized heavy rain could trigger flash floods along small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes and urban flooding in low-lying areas.
The area in front of My Dinh Stadium is heavily flooded, causing traffic jams on the evening of May 28 (Photo: Nguyen Hai).
Traffic is snarled in many areas as flooding disrupts roads across Hanoi (Photo: Nguyen Hai).
Hanoi is currently accelerating several urgent anti-flooding projects that are expected to be completed before this year’s rainy season.
