Hanoi Welcomes New Year’s Eve with Terrible Weather, Heavy Rain Flooding the Streets
Hanoi's New Year's Eve sees rain from the morning, and in the evening, an unexpected downpour turns the streets into rivers, making travel for the capital's residents incredibly difficult.
Although the rainfall wasn’t too heavy or prolonged, many areas in Hanoi experienced localized flooding due to insufficient drainage.
According to reporters, the area around Nguyen Trai and Lang streets unexpectedly flooded at the foot of the overpass at Nga Tu So, causing severe traffic difficulties here.
The rainfall wasn’t too heavy or long-lasting, but due to debris blocking the drains, water could not drain away in time.
This is part of the flower tree left behind by people after not selling out on the 30th of Tet.
On Truong Chinh street, environmental sanitation workers had to work with their feet submerged in water.
Many people had to find shelter from the rain as they did not expect this downpour before New Year’s Eve.
At 7 PM, the rainfall was at times quite heavy.
Giáp Bát bus station was deserted under the end-of-year rain.
Only a few last passengers waiting for the final bus home under the rain.
Many people struggled to get home under the heavy rain.
Giai Phong street before the heavy rain.
Many people had to take shelter from the rain under the awnings of roadside shops or the Vong overpass tunnel.
The rain continues to pour down.
According to the latest bulletin from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, tonight on the 30th of Tet, the weather in many places in the Northern region and the provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, and Ha Tinh will have rain, moderate rain, and in some places, heavy rain. In Hanoi, the situation will continue until after New Year’s Eve, with temperatures dropping to between 13-15 degrees Celsius. By tomorrow (the first day of Tet), it will turn significantly cold.
