The former student of the Academy of Journalism and Communication (Hanoi) was shocked by the scene of the sky just “demo” rain (illustrative) before Typhoon Yagi but the tornado wanted to push the motorbike away. People on the road thought it was the end of the world, vehicles crashed into each other. The traffic jam lasted so long that she and her colleagues had to travel 2.5 km in… 2 hours. The girl also saw people jostling to buy things everywhere.
When Thanh Nga returned home, she read the news in the newspaper and learned that trees had fallen all over the place, killing one person and collapsing houses in the Old Quarter. The young girl was bewildered because it had been nearly ten years since Hanoi had had a direct storm.
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“This is not a storm, but a super storm. Not only me, but also my neighbors are lining up to buy supplies and food to prepare for the storm. I just bought instant noodles, vegetables, food, and also charged my flashlight to avoid power outages,” Nga said.
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Meanwhile, Le Quang Minh, a student at Hanoi Open University, anxiously checked the food piled up in the refrigerator.
Minh said that his family has 6 people, so he bought a lot of meat, drinks, corn, ham, etc. to stave off hunger for the next 3 days. “My mother and I went to the market early. At first, I planned to go alone, but then I asked my mother to come along because she knows how to balance food. We just hope that these types of meat and vegetables will be enough for the coming days,” he shared.
Minh’s refrigerator was filled with food to prepare for the storm.
PHOTO; PROVIDED BY QUANG MINH
Quang Minh recalls the terrible flood in 2008 in Hanoi. The boy, then only 5 years old, saw his house flooded like a lake. At that time, Minh’s house had not been repaired, the foundation was low so the first floor looked like a swimming pool.
Thanks to that year, his family had a lot of experience in handling things so that no damage would happen. This year, his family has prepared early. Minh said that in the coming days, he will stay at home to study online and handle work because he is in the process of doing an internship.
Nguyen Thi Thao Ngoc (23 years old), living on Vinh Hung Street, Hoang Mai District, Hanoi, and her friends went to buy food to stock up early in the morning. Not only that, she also took precautions against power outages and drinking water by trying to fully charge her power bank so that she could have something to use later, and storing water at home.
Ngoc recalled that this morning, even though it was a workday, the supermarket was very crowded. However, the supermarket had prepared in advance so it was not out of stock.
She also saw the beautiful sunny morning weather in Hanoi. However, at 2 p.m., it started to rain heavily. “I feel very sorry for many people who are just now starting to go to the market and supermarket to stock up on goods. I hope everyone gets home safely,” she shared.
The trees looked like they were about to be blown away.
PHOTO: PROVIDED BY THANH NGA
After a few hours of rain, the sky of Hanoi appeared with a long streak of bright red, bringing with it a feeling of relief but also anxiety for many young people. They breathed a sigh of relief, but did not forget to remind each other that the afternoon rain was just the beginning, the big storm was still approaching and safety was still the top priority.
Like Adolescent reported that due to the influence of super typhoon Yagi, from the night of September 6 to 9, in the Northern region and Thanh Hoa, there is a possibility of heavy rain, locally very heavy rain and thunderstorms with total rainfall ranging from 100 – 350 mm, in some places over 500 mm (the heaviest rain in the Northeast will be concentrated during the day and night of September 7, in the Northwest from the evening of September 7 to 9).