Bui Xa Village in Xuan Mai Town of Chuong My District is completed isolated by floodwaters on Wednesday morning.
At 6 a.m. on Wednesday, the water level on the Bui River through Chuong My District was measured at 6.75 m.
Locals had to use boats to move around the village, where the deepest flooded area was over 1 m deep.
A soldier evacuates an old woman on a boat as a man follows.
Bui Xa Village is home to 120 families with over 500 people.
A family in Bui Xa Village moves their furniture upstairs to protect them from floodwaters.
Storm Prapiroon weakened into a tropical depression on Tuesday morning after making landfall in the northern Quang Ninh Province.
It still caused heavy rains across the northern region, with Xuan Mai Town of Chuong My receiving over 330 mm of rain between 7 p.m. Tuesday and 7 a.m. Wednesday.
Bui Xa Village is flooded. Video by Gia Nghia
Lying 35 km away, An Khanh Commune of Hoai Duc District is submerged by 40-80 cm on Wednesday morning.
Motorcyclists stop at a garage to have their vehicle fixed after driving through a flooded area.
Long, a mechanic in Ha Dong District, said: "Within three hours, I alone repaired more than 20 motorbikes, which could not operate as their engines got wet."
Due to the flood, many vehicles were paralyzed, resulting in traffic congestions in a corner of Thanh Tri District.
