Three suspension bridges in Tuong Duong commune were swept away by floodwaters at night, causing traffic disruption.
During the overnight flood evacuation, many people in Tuong Duong commune filmed and took pictures of the suspension bridge being submerged in the flood and then collapsing, drifting away with the rushing water.
According to officials and residents of Tuong Duong commune, at around 1 a.m. on July 23, it rained heavily, floodwaters rose, dozens of households had to run to higher sections of National Highway 7 to avoid flooding.
Comrade Le Van Luong - Secretary of the Party Committee of Tuong Duong commune said: During the move, people were shocked to see that the Cua Rao suspension bridge across the Nam Mo river connecting National Highway 7 to remote villages, leading to Van Cua Rao Temple, was submerged by floodwaters, collapsed and drifted away with the water at night.
Also on the night of July 22 and early morning of July 23, Ban Chan bridge and Ban Lau bridge in Tuong Duong commune also collapsed.
By 9:30 a.m. on July 23, many sections of National Highway 7 were deeply flooded. The section passing through Con Cuong commune was still flooded over 1 meter deep, and working groups and residents could not pass through.

On the night of July 22, Tuong Duong commune urgently organized 5 working groups to go to the villages to direct and support people in flood prevention.
Currently, 21 villages are completely isolated, including: Mon village, Chan village, Khe Chi village, Mac village, Lau village, Nhan village, Cua Rao 2, Cua Rao 1, Khe Ngau village, Lo village, Ang village, Na Be village, Hop Thanh village, Xieng Huong village, Thach Duong village, Khe Kien village, Con Muong village, Xoong Con village, Luu Phong village, Pung village, and Luu Thong village.
The number of households that had to be urgently evacuated was 2,210. The number of houses flooded more than 2m was 2,210, of which 1,738 households were 100% flooded.
The entire National Highway 7A through Tuong Duong commune was deeply flooded, impassable, some sections were flooded up to 2 meters deep; many inter-village roads were deeply flooded, isolating villages.