A downpour with a massive volume of rain battered Hanoi on Monday evening and resulted in large-scale flooding that lasted until late at night. Information from the Hanoi Sewerage and Drainage Company showed that the downpour lashed the capital city from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, while showers lingered until late at night. The highest rainfall was recorded at 245 millimeters in Dong Anh District, while rain volumes of 115 to 190 millimeters were reported in Bac Tu Liem, Nam Tu Liem, and Cau Giay Districts. People travel in heavy rain on a street in Hanoi, July 5, 2022. Photo: Nam Tran / Tuoi Tre The rain caused serious flooding on many streets in multiple districts. Among them, streets such as Thuy Khue, Do Duc Duc, Vuong Thua Vu, Nguyen Trai, Hoa Bang, Phan Van Truong, Minh Khai, and Hoa Bang were submerged under rainwater as high as 0.2-0.3 meters. The inundation posed a lot of challenges for commuters as it caused numerous motorbikes and cars to break down. … [Read more...] about Hanoi streets flooded by massive rainstorm
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Hanoi to build $4.3mn road tunnel through Red River dyke
The Hanoi People’s Committee has approved the feasibility report for a project to develop a road tunnel passing through the Red River dyke system and Tran Quang Khai Street in Hoan Kiem District with at an estimated cost of VND100 billion (US$4.3 million). As per the feasibility report, the road tunnel project, connecting Tran Nguyen Han and Chuong Duong Do Streets, will allow both pedestrians and vehicles to pass through when it is in place. The project is expected to help ease traffic congestion in the area and ensure safety for road users. The investor of the project is the People’s Committee of Hoan Kiem District. The tunnel project was designed to be 18.25 meters wide, 3.2 meters high, and 15.7 meters long. The outside of the body and arches of the tunnel will be decorated to match the surrounding architecture. Two lanes of the elevated section of Tran Quang Khai Street passing through the peak of the tunnel will be expanded. The elevated section of the street will … [Read more...] about Hanoi to build $4.3mn road tunnel through Red River dyke
Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — July 6
Read what is in the news today: Society -- Many commuters were stranded on the streets in Hanoi until midnight on Tuesday as an unusually heavy downpour inundated many roads and caused a traffic nightmare. -- Four people have remained missing after a flash flood triggered by a heavy rain swept them away in Bao Lam District, northern Cao Bang Province on Tuesday afternoon. -- A 20-year-old Vietnamese man holding a kitchen knife he had just borrowed from a friend to cut duck meat was suppressed by police in South Korea’s Gwangju City, Chosun Ilbo reported on Tuesday. The incident sparked a controversy over discrimination against foreigners in the East Asian country. -- The People’s Court of north-central Ha Tinh Province on Tuesday gave the death sentence to two men convicted of transporting nearly four kilograms of drugs. -- A drunken man was narrowly saved from being run over by a train as he tried to run across a level crossing in southern Dong Nai Province on … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — July 6