Owing to heavy rain all day long, the Sword Lake overflowed.
Dinh Tien Hoang and Le Thai To streets were also flooded.
Workers were mobilized to prevent flooding in the city center.
Water flooded the sidewalk...
...making Dien Bien Phu Street more immense.
Nguyen Khuyen Street.
Part of Tho Nhuom Street was blocked to enable faster drainage.
Tran Hung Dao Street.
Flooding made many vehicle break down...
Prolonged congestion at Cua Nam.
Nguyen Xien Road was 40 cm deep.
A bus stop on Nguyen Xien Road.
A foreign tourist at the Sword Lake (photo VOV).
Rain stopped but at noon August 9 the Road 70 in Ha Dong District, Hanoi, was still heavily flooded. The authorities sent vehicles to the site to help people.
