18 years trapped in Hanoi’s flood-prone alleys

18 years trapped in Hanoi’s flood-prone alleys

On the morning of July 28, floodwaters in alley 42, Giang Van Minh, Ba Dinh Ward, receded partially following a 30-minute downpour the previous afternoon. At the alley entrance, six of the 40 houses were still under 20 centimeters of water. Inside the house of Cu Thi Bac, 69, it was half a meter. “Because the house is 50 centimeters lower than the alley, it does not drain until the road is completely dry,” Bac said. Her family built the three-st…