Alarming situation of degradation of old apartment complex in Thanh Cong, Ba Dinh, Hanoi

Talking to Nhan Dan Newspaper reporter, Chairman of Thanh Cong Ward People's Committee, Mr. Ngo Ngoc Lam said: Because they have been built for a long time, many apartments are often moldy and leak when it rains. The public areas have been encroached upon to become houses combined with shops. The first floor is all used for business rental.

According to the scene, most of the apartments in the apartment complex have deteriorated. Most of the households have built extensions to increase their living space, causing the exterior of the house to be deformed, and many walls and floors to peel and crack.

Cracks separating the frame between two rows of houses in block E in Thanh Cong, Ba Dinh, Hanoi.

Reinforced iron frames brace around the house.

Households use iron frames to reinforce the building against subsidence and collapse.

The crack at the foot of the stairs has been reinforced but danger still lurks.

Wall tie cracks are found in most corners of this old apartment building.