Taking a boat deep into the flood center of Hoan Kiem district, witnessing the scene of Hanoians with their houses flooded up to the roofs

Tuoi Tre Online reporters went deep into the flooded area in Hoan Kiem district (Hanoi) to record the scene of many warehouses, parking lots, and car garages along the Red River submerged in floodwater.

Close-up of houses and roads along the Red River in Hoan Kiem District submerged in water - Video: NGUYEN HOANG - PHAM TUAN

Ngồi thuyền đi sâu vào 'rốn lũ' quận Hoàn Kiếm chứng kiến cảnh người Hà Nội bị ngập lút mái nhà - Ảnh 1. — A warehouse in a residential area along the Red River in Chuong Duong ward (Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi) is flooded - Photo: NGUYEN HOANG

On the afternoon of September 11, Hanoi still had very heavy rain, the Red River water level was above alert level 2, causing many houses in Hanoi to be deeply flooded, especially in residential areas along the Red River (Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi).

Tuoi Tre Online reporters rowed a boat into the deepest flooded areas on Chuong Duong Do Street (Hoan Kiem District) to capture images of many houses with roofs no longer visible because they were submerged in water.

Ngồi thuyền đi sâu vào 'rốn lũ' quận Hoàn Kiếm chứng kiến cảnh người Hà Nội bị ngập lút mái nhà - Ảnh 2. — Warehouses around the residential area along the Red River in Chuong Duong ward (Hoan Kiem district) are covered in flood water - Photo: NGUYEN HOANG

Many warehouses, parking lots, and garages in residential areas along the Red River in Chuong Duong ward (Hoan Kiem district) are submerged in water.

Many electric poles were also more than half submerged while flood water on the Red River continued to flow rapidly.

Ngồi thuyền đi sâu vào 'rốn lũ' quận Hoàn Kiếm chứng kiến cảnh người Hà Nội bị ngập lút mái nhà - Ảnh 3. — Floodwaters in the Red River submerged a factory - Photo: NGUYEN HOANG

Ngồi thuyền đi sâu vào 'rốn lũ' quận Hoàn Kiếm chứng kiến cảnh người Hà Nội bị ngập lút mái nhà - Ảnh 4. — A car garage on the banks of the Red River submerged in floodwaters - Photo: NGUYEN HOANG

Ngồi thuyền đi sâu vào 'rốn lũ' quận Hoàn Kiếm chứng kiến cảnh người Hà Nội bị ngập lút mái nhà - Ảnh 5. — As of noon on September 11, Hanoi is still experiencing heavy rain, flood water continues to rise - Photo: NGUYEN HOANG

Ngồi thuyền đi sâu vào 'rốn lũ' quận Hoàn Kiếm chứng kiến cảnh người Hà Nội bị ngập lút mái nhà - Ảnh 6. — People move their belongings to a safe place - Photo: NGUYEN HOANG

Hanoi authorities are actively supporting the movement of people and property to safety.

Ngồi thuyền đi sâu vào 'rốn lũ' quận Hoàn Kiếm chứng kiến cảnh người Hà Nội bị ngập lút mái nhà - Ảnh 7. — Although many factories and garages were submerged in water, most people were able to move their belongings to safety in time - Photo: NGUYEN HOANG

Mr. Nguyen Hoang Phuc (43 years old, residing in Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi) said that he had time to move his assets out of the auto repair garage on the bank of the Red River (Chuong Duong ward, Hanoi).

"I didn't think the flood water would rise so quickly and so high. Luckily, the local government had mobilized me beforehand so I was able to move my belongings in the garage to a safe place in time," said Mr. Phuc.