{"id":60799,"date":"2025-10-07T09:30:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T16:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/hanoi-floods-again-amid-typhoon-spawned-rains\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T09:30:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T16:30:12","slug":"hanoi-floods-again-amid-typhoon-spawned-rains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/en\/hanoi-floods-again-amid-typhoon-spawned-rains\/","title":{"rendered":"Hanoi floods again amid typhoon-spawned rains"},"content":{"rendered":"

Residents and businesses in Hanoi on Tuesday were coping again with flooding as storms triggered by Typhoon Matmo have submerged major roads, particularly in inner-city districts. <\/p>\n

Commuters pushed motorbikes through calf-deep water in some areas. Several schools closed or moved classes online. Some flights from Noi Bai International Airport have been rescheduled or delayed. <\/p>\n

For many, it\u2019s an unpleasant return to the flooding just last week from Typhoon Bualoi, which killed at least 51 people in Vietnam and caused around $600 million in damage. <\/p>\n

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People push a motorcycle as they wade through a flooded street amid heavy downpours from Typhoon Matmo, which stranded vehicles, closed schools, moved classes online, and delayed flights to and from Noi Bai International Airport, in Hanoi, Vietnam, October 7, 2025.<\/figcaption>(THINH TIEN NGUYEN\/Reuters)<\/small><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a loop \u2014 rains come, streets flood and people desperately try to get by,” Hanoi resident Nguyen Ngoc Long told Reuters. \u201cI fear this will soon become a norm for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, local media reported<\/a> that a storm-swelled section of the Bac Khe 1 hydropower dam burst in northern Vietnam in mid-afternoon Tuesday, raising flood potential for nearby villages. <\/p>\n

Includes reporting from Reuters. <\/b><\/p>\n

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