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Heavy rains have reduced the streets of Hue to waist-deep rivers, forcing Vietnam Airlines to cancel eight flights to and from the popular tourist destination on Wednesday after announcing they would resume the following day.
However, the National Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Center predicted the rains would continue through Friday.
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Relentless rain crept into the homes of numerous residents of the riparian, coastal city of Hue.
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A three-hour downpour turned a major thoroughfare into a river. |
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The rain forced commuters to dismount from their motorbikes and wade home. |
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The floods caused the city's An Cuu River to overflow. |
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The Dong Ba - Le Hong Phong intersection in Hue. |
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Parents picked up their kids from middle school during the flood. |
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The heavy rains continued into rush hour on Wednesday. |
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A flooded parking lot at the College of Medicine and Pharmacy. |
Video by VnExpress/Nguyen Van Linh
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