Traffic on Thai Ha street in Dong Da district of Hanoi struggles following the downpour (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Heavyrain continued to batter the northern region overnight, causing widespreadflooding.
A few days after typhoon Son Tinh passed, a low-pressure belt remains activecausing the downpours.
Many of Hanoi’s streets were flooded resulting in traffic problems overnight.In some places, vehicles had to negotiate through several centimetres of water.
According to the Hanoi drainage company, Bac Tu Liem, Thanh Xuan and Ha Dong areasreceived the highest rainfall so far, ranging from 140mm to nearly 200mm since.
There were similar issues around Hoan Kiem, Tay Ho and Dong Da districts.
No falling trees or broken branches were reported and the sewage and dykesystems in the city functioned normally.
The Hanoi drainage company also said water levels in ditches and rivers acrossHanoi (Nhue, Day, Tich rivers or Cau Nga channel) were rising, but due to theirpoor drainage conditions, the company is using all pumps at maximum capacity toprevent further problems.
Floods were also reported to threaten nearly 700 hectares of newly cultivatedrice fields in Hanoi. Already 98ha of rice fields in the rural districts of BaVi and Quoc Oai is completely under water.
Similarly, in the coastal province of Quang Ninh, several residential areas inHa Long and Cam Pha cities were flooded.
According to Nguyen Hong Duong, Chairman of Cam Pha city, a 500m section at theBut pass-km15 of the National Road 18A, connecting Ha Long and Cam Pha, isunder 1.5-2m of water and traffic was stopped from going through.
The But pass section regularly suffers from flooding especially after heavyrains, despite the province’s efforts to alleviate the situation.
🌼 Rainstorms are forecast to continue throughout the day, with northernmountainous provinces of Son La, Lai Chau, Hoa Binh receiving the brunt of thedownpours.-VNA
Although Tyhoon Son Tinh was weakened to a tropical depression, heavy rains continue pouring into northern and central localities, causing serious floods.
A flash flood in the north central province of Thanh Hoa on July 20, triggered by the inter-tropical convergence zone, swept away three stilt houses, killing two and leaving two others in a family in Lang Chanh district missing.
The Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has asked steering boards for disaster prevention, and search and rescue in northern cities and provinces affected by storm Son Tinh to promptly mobilise forces and facilities to deal with the aftermath.
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Traffic on Thai Ha street in Dong Da district of Hanoi struggles following the downpour (Photo: VNA) 
