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Flood in Hanoi - street becomes river!
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by vnttn | November 4, 2008 at 06:52 pm
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“These are the heaviest falls in Hanoi for 35 years,” said Bui Minh Tang, director of the National Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Centre. He forecast that rains are likely to continue to fall over the next two days.
Total material losses were estimated at VND3,000 billion, according to initial reports from the Municipal People’s Committee. The rains submerged 45,000ha of subsidiary crops and 9,000ha of aquatic breeding acreage, causing losses of VND450 billion and VND810 billion, respectively.
All rivers and lakes around Hanoi can no longer be regulated as water levels have kept rising. The Yen So pumping station has been operating at full capacity over the past two days. However, by 23.00 on October 31, water levels in the canal leading to the station reached the platform where pumps are fixed.
The heavy downpours also flooded several power transformer stations, forcing the national load dispatch centre (Ao) to stop supplying power to consumers in Ha Dong City, about 10km from Hanoi, and the adjacent areas. The Hanoi power company also announced temporary power cuts in several major streets and new urban areas as low-voltage stations there were submerged with water.
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at 20:38 on November 4th, 2008
vnttn, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 21:57 on November 4th, 2008
vnttn, I like this story. It's good stuff. Please keep us posted about this important story. What's the current status of the flood in the city?
at 23:18 on November 4th, 2008
vnttn, good reporting. Hope it will subside when I visit in 2 weeks....keep us posted ok?
at 00:05 on November 5th, 2008
Nice pictures. thanks for reporting it for us vnttn! But yes, keep us updated please!
at 02:16 on November 5th, 2008
vnttn, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 05:27 on November 5th, 2008
Wild photos.
at 08:49 on November 5th, 2008
Flood waters are so destructive. Looks like New Orleans post-Katrina.
at 23:32 on December 7th, 2008
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I'm humbled to send Vietnam my condolences and very sorry that Hanoi have to face this natural disaster. Vietnam, a community country has never been given its citizens warming or any indications in which they can evacuate before this tragedy happens. Through this descriptive writing, I can picture the hardship that many Hanio’s families had to go through. It’s a miracle, when the losses are measurable! Thanks God for his abundant love. The authorities did not help its citizens. I feel deeply ashamed for the Vietnamese to have a government like that. So Sorry. May God Bless those who in need!
Travis
at 15:43 on February 9th, 2009
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