The storm blew down many trees, causing traffic chaos this morning. Preliminary statistics in the city show one person dead and five injured.
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Last night at 10pm, after entering Nam Dinh - Ninh Binh, the storm moved deep into the southern part of the Northern Delta, including Hanoi. At 7am today, Hanoi had very heavy rain and the wind changed direction continuously. On Pham Hung Street, the section passing Keang Nam building, the strong wind caused many people riding motorbikes to fall onto the street. Photo: Thanh Trung |
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"The wind blew so hard that many people staggered and fell onto the road. I and many others had to pull over and lie down. I myself had to squat down on the road," said Le Van Thuy. |
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Many others left their cars on the street and sat against the wall to avoid the wind. |
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The storm with wind gusts of level 7 (about 50 km/h) knocked down many large diameter trees. |
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Traffic light pole on Tran Xuan Soan and Ngo Thi Nham streets fell. |
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Mr. Nguyen Xuan Hung, Deputy General Director of Hanoi Parks and Trees Company, informed that strong winds due to the impact of storm Mirinae caused many trees in Hanoi to fall and have broken branches. This unit is currently calculating the damage and cutting down fallen trees blocking the road to avoid affecting traffic. |
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However, by around 8am, the work of repairing and moving trees on the streets had not been completed. |
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A large tree fell across Hai Ba Trung Street and crushed a car. |
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Traffic in Hanoi was disrupted this morning due to a fallen tree. According to authorities, preliminary statistics show that one person died and five were injured in Hanoi due to a fallen tree. |
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Traffic police and tree staff cut down fallen tree branches on Le Duan Street. According to data from the Hanoi Traffic Police Department, due to the impact of Storm No. 1, the city experienced: 10 flooded spots, 667 fallen trees obstructing traffic, of which 4 trees fell on cars, 22 trees fell and damaged 5 motorbikes, 33 trees fell across railways, 2 electric poles fell, 19 traffic lights had problems. |
According to VNE