Torrential rain causes traffic chaos in Hanoi

The rain lasted for about an hour from 5:15 p.m. It causes traffic chaos in the capital as a lot of people took detour to avoid several submerged streets.

Vehicles are lining up in Tay Son Street, Dong Da District.

And in an overpass on Tay Son.

In Thai Ha Street, which is often submerged after raining.

A worker from Hanoi Sewerage and Drainage Co Ltd is on duty to clear up the drainage system in Thai Ha.

This man has to sit on his motorcycle to wait for the water to recede.

Some people stand in front of a shop while others are struggling with their vehicles on the street.

The face of a ittle boy after passing a long inundated street in Ha Dong District with his mother.

Several streets in numerous districts are flooded, causing many motorcycles to break down.

Fighting even happens as these two men all lose temper after a collision on a submerged street.