Hanoi has received heavy rains since last night, resulting in flooding on numerous roads on Tuesday morning.
By 9 a.m., traffic on the elevated Ring Road 3 remained stagnant. Major routes leading to the city center, such as Nguyen Trai, To Huu, Truong Chinh, Le Duan, and inner-city streets like Lang and Cau Giay, were also congested due to the flooding.
Vehicles are stuck on a road in Hanoi as rains flooded numerous streets, July 23, 2024. Photo by VnExpress/Viet An |
Vehicles are stuck on a road in Hanoi as rains flooded numerous streets, July 23, 2024. Photo by VnExpress/Viet An |
The National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting said that at 5 a.m., storm Prapiroon caused strong winds of level 10 (89-102 kph) on Bach Long Vi island in the Gulf of Tonkin.
In an about hour, the center of the storm will reach mainland Quang Ninh, home to world-famous Ha Long Bay.
Strong winds are also reproted at Co To Island and Dam Ha City of Quang Ninh.
The storm is currently heading northwest at a speed of 10 km/h.
Due to the impacts of the storm, Hai Phong and Quang Ninh, home to famous bays and islands, stopped giving permits for tourist ships to stay overnight at sea starting Monday noon.
Hai Phong has more than 3,800 tourists staying on Cat Ba island while Quang Ninh has more than 1,800 tourists staying on Co To and Van Don island districts.
This is the second major storm in the South China Sea this year, following the first one in May. The meteorological agency notes that this year’s storms are arriving late, expected to peak between September and November. There are forecasts of 11-13 storms and tropical depressions in the South China Sea, which Vietnam calls the East Sea, with five to seven affecting the Vietnamese mainland.