A long line of people stretched through the streets to pay their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi.
Khanh Linh - Dai Nam - Bao Khanh - Thach Thao - Dinh Hieu•DNUM_CFZAHZCACE 20:32
Thousands of people poured into the streets near the National Funeral Home (Hanoi) this afternoon waiting for their turn to pay their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. By 4:30 p.m., the line of people was getting longer and longer.
From 5:45 p.m., people were allowed to enter the National Funeral Home No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong (Hanoi) to pay their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. In the funeral home, people were allowed to walk around the coffin to bid farewell to the General Secretary. Before that, from 4:30 p.m., the line of people waiting to pay their respects stretched further through the intersection of Tran Hung Dao - Le Thanh Tong - Tang Bat Ho - Thai Phien streets to wait for the time to pay their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.Similar scenes on Han Thuyen and Lo Duc streets are increasingly crowded. Especially after working hours, this place is like a sea of people. Photo: Dinh HieuPeople lined up in an orderly manner in a quiet atmosphere. Few people talked to each other, waiting quietly. Photo: Khanh LinhPham Ngoc Nam from Hung Yen came to Hanoi to prepare a painting with the wish to send to Mr. Trong's family. "I hope this painting shows my respect as well as the respect of all Vietnamese people for our General Secretary," he said. Photo: Khanh LinhAt 5:45 p.m., the Organizing Committee guided people to visit General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Photo: Thach ThaoA woman could not hold back her tears, she sobbed as she walked up the steps to go inside. Photo: Thach ThaoMrs. Le Thi Nhung (80 years old) said that she has been here since 6:30 this morning. "I am always grateful and admire the General Secretary for his whole life for the people and the country," she said. Photo: Thach ThaoMany people brought flowers to express their condolences to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, including white lotus flowers. Photo: Thach ThaoA woman holds a half-mast flag wrapped in black ribbon to show her respect. Photo: Thach ThaoEarlier, from early afternoon, although it was still more than 4 hours before the time for people to pay their respects, many people had come to the streets near the National Funeral House hoping to pay their respects to the General Secretary earlier. Image on Yersin Street at 2:30 p.m. Photo: Khanh LinhAt times when it rained, the Youth Union sent people to distribute raincoats to people standing on the sidewalk waiting for the time to enter the funeral home to pay their respects to the General Secretary. Photo: Bao KhanhMs. Dau Thanh Tam and some friends lined up since noon. "I cried a lot when I heard that the talented leader of the country, a staunch communist, was no longer there," Ms. Tam shared. Photo: Khanh LinhMs. Ngo Thi Huyen, a patient being treated at K Hospital, "escaped" to catch two different buses and walk to get near the funeral home with the hope of being present to say goodbye to Uncle Trong. Photo: Dai Nam
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