Floodwaters gradually recede in Bat Trang pottery village, many households suffer losses ranging from hundreds of millions to billions of dong - Photo: HONG QUANG
On the morning of September 13, the flood on the Red River continued to recede rapidly. According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 7am the water level in Hanoi was 10.02m, 0.48m below alert level 2.
It is forecasted that in the next 12 hours, the flood on the Red River in Hanoi will drop to alert level 1 and in the next 24 hours it will drop below alert level 1.
Since early morning, people whose houses outside the dike were flooded have returned after days of "flood escape".
In Bat Trang commune (Gia Lam district), many households and traders returned to their stores. They were busy cleaning up the mud after the water receded.
The flood rose so quickly that many shops could not move their ceramics in time. For small items, they could only place them as high as possible. As for large ceramics, people proactively filled them with water to hold the vases, preventing them from being swept away and causing collisions.
Mr. Nguyen The Cuong (Hamlet 2 Giang Cao, Bat Trang) said the flood came so quickly that his family's pottery shop could not move the goods in time. Many ceramic vases worth tens of millions of dong were shattered. "Right now the power is still out so we cannot fully estimate the damage. My family is estimated to have lost hundreds of millions of dong," Mr. Cuong said.
Meanwhile, a nearby ceramic shop broke dozens of vases, gold-plated jars, and embossed enamels. "My entire workshop is estimated to have suffered nearly 1 billion VND in damage, there are so many broken vases," said the shop manager, then continued to use a hammer to smash the "giant" broken vases.
Bat Trang Commune (Gia Lam, Hanoi) is surrounded by the Red River and the Bac Hung Hai River. This morning, most of the water has receded, only a few small areas are still flooded but not too deep - Photo: HONG QUANG
The water receded quickly, and many people returned home. They brought with them many essential items, clean water, and engine oil to run generators - Photo: HONG QUANG
People are busy cleaning their houses, thick layers of mud cover the floors and furniture - Photo: HONG QUANG
In Giang Cao pottery street area, electricity is still cut off, many people have to use lights to clean up their goods - Photo: HONG QUANG
Bags of broken ceramic pieces filled Giang Cao neighborhood. "The power is still out so we can't fully assess the damage. My family is estimated to have lost hundreds of millions of dong," said Nguyen The Cuong (Hamlet 2 Giang Cao, Bat Trang). - Photo: HONG QUANG
This store had many large vases broken, each estimated to be worth around 100 million VND. "It was so painful but I had to break them and throw them away in sacks. It is estimated that my entire factory suffered a loss of nearly 1 billion VND," said a store manager - Photo: HONG QUANG
Some families managed to fill the water tank to avoid being swept away by the flood, causing collision and breakage - Photo: HONG QUANG
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/tieu-thuong-o-bat-trang-xot-xa-dap-bo-nhung-cap-luc-binh-ca-tram-trieu-bi-vo-me-do-lu-20240913131730871.htm
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