Hanoi's charm washed away by first summer downpour

Heavy rain lasting 30 minutes on Friday morning left some Hanoi streets under 50-80 centimeters of water.

Locals drive their motorbikes through a deeply submerged intersection.

Drivers pull away from a submerged area.

A woman walks her motorbike through the water.

Drivers opt for the sidewalk to escape the floodwater.

Thai Ha Street in Dong Da District was submerged after the rain.

A worker from Hanoi Sewerage and Drainage Limited Company tries to clear a sewer on Huynh Thuc Khang Street.

Staff at a clothes store mop the floor after the floodwaters receded. Meteorologists have forecast more downpours in Hanoi from now until next Monday.