IN RUINS: People living in slums under Long Biên Bridge in Hà Nội return home after the typhoon. The improvised houses were damaged by storm and floods. — VNS Photo Trương Vị

Hà Nội experienced widespread heavy rainfall caused by Typhoon Yagi, leading to floods on several rivers. Due to the rising floodwaters of the Red (Hồng) River, many poor people living in improvised houses under Long Biên Bridge were forced to evacuate.

As the water receded recently, they came back home beginning to clean up and get back to normal, following the devastation caused by Yagi and the subsequent flooding.

STARTING ANEW: People living under Long Bridge are building a makeshift house. — VNA Photo Khánh Hòa

The people in those houses were joined by armymen, local and even foreign volunteers, to clean up as the water receded.

Yagi is the strongest tropical storm to hit Việt Nam in three decades, and the rain and floods that followed have affected 26 localities.

CHILDHOOD MEMORY: The baby in the picture will be told about how he experienced Typhoon Yagi as an infant. — VNS Photo Trương Vị

In the northern provinces, the typhoon destroyed over 230,000 houses, 1,300 schools and broke 305 dikes.

Almost 70,000 homes were flooded, and over 190,000ha of rice, 48,000ha of subsidiary crops and 31,000ha of fruit trees were destroyed.

HELPING HANDS: Two foreign volunteers move furniture in the houses under Long Biên Bridge. VNA Photo Khánh Hòa

Over 3,000 aquaculture cages were damaged or washed away and more than 21,000 livestock and 2.6 million poultry died.

Infrastructure in many areas was ruined, and landslides and local flooding disrupted travel and transport in nearly all affected localities.

HARD GRAFT: Two young foreign volunteers clean up in the houses. VNA Photo Tuấn Đức

The storm caused widespread power, water, and communication outages. Some areas still remain flooded, and the risk of landslides can lead to further severe damage.

GETTING DIRTY: Two foreign volunteers remove mud and silt from the area. VNA Photo Tuấn Đức

TEAM EFFORT: Foreign volunteers from various countries team-up to do cleaning-up. VNA Photo Khánh Hòa

The impact of Yagi and heavy rains and flood discharge after the storm caused the water level of the Red River to rise at Long Biên Bridge in Hà Nội. It is the highest water level of the Red River in decades. VNS