(Live) After the terrible day and night of storm No. 3: Northern provinces in chaos like never before

According to Tuoi Tre Online's records early this morning, September 8, after storm No. 3 swept through last night, many areas in Ha Dong and Hoai Duc (Hanoi) had many broken and uprooted trees, lamp posts, and billboards lying around.

Video of Hanoi streets devastated by storm number 3 with level 12 winds

Sau ngày đêm bão số 3 càn quét khủng khiếp: Các tỉnh miền Bắc ngổn ngang chưa từng thấy - Ảnh 1. — A fallen tree severely damaged a car in the street in front of HH Linh Dam apartment building (Hoang Mai, Hanoi) - Photo: HAI NGUYEN

Sau ngày đêm bão số 3 càn quét khủng khiếp: Các tỉnh miền Bắc ngổn ngang chưa từng thấy - Ảnh 2. — Trees fell like straw on Thuy Khue street (Hanoi) – Photo: PHAM TUAN

After storm No. 3 swept through last night, many areas in Ha Dong and Hoai Duc (Hanoi) had many trees broken, uprooted, lamp posts, and billboards knocked down.

On Phan Dinh Phung Street, trees were fallen and devastated. Ms. Anh Nguyet (a tourist from Dong Nai Province) said she went to Hanoi for sightseeing, but after a storm one night, Hanoi was terribly devastated.

“Honestly, looking at Phan Dinh Phung Street in Hanoi online and today after the storm, it is very different. Trees are all over the place, devastated, I really feel sorry. I hope the storm’s effects will stop here so that Hanoi can quickly overcome the consequences.

I also regret going to the capital for tourism but not taking pictures on this famous street" - Ms. Nguyet said.

In decades of living, I have never witnessed a storm that caused so many trees to fall in Hanoi.

Sharing with Tuoi Tre Online, Ms. Bui Thi Thao (50 years old, Duong Noi, Ha Dong) said that in the past decades of living here, she has never witnessed a storm with strong winds, causing many trees to fall and uproot, including such large trees. "In my area alone, there are dozens of trees that have fallen, blocking almost the entire road," Ms. Thao said.

According to Ms. Thao, her house is located near the Geleximco urban area, near the Aeon Hanoi supermarket, many trees have fallen onto the road, affecting people and vehicles.

Sau ngày đêm bão số 3 càn quét khủng khiếp: Các tỉnh miền Bắc ngổn ngang chưa từng thấy - Ảnh 3. — A large fallen mahogany tree blocks Phan Dinh Phung street, in front of the Cua Bac relic (Hanoi) - Photo: PHAM TUAN

Sau ngày đêm bão số 3 càn quét khủng khiếp: Các tỉnh miền Bắc ngổn ngang chưa từng thấy - Ảnh 4. — From above, along Giai Phong Street, many trees have fallen into the middle of the road, obstructing traffic - Photo: DANH KHANG

The fallen tree also broke telecommunication cables and damaged billboards. Therefore, from early morning, according to Ms. Thao, many people gathered to use knives and saws to cut and clean up broken branches and fallen trees here.

According to Mr. Binh (living on To Huu Street, Van Phuc, Ha Dong), this was the first time he witnessed such a big storm causing damage to Hanoi. According to Mr. Binh, the strong winds caused by the storm not only knocked down trees but also damaged many lamp posts, billboards, and bus shelters along the route.

In the area of Le Trong Tan (section through An Khanh, Hoai Duc, Hanoi), from early morning, many people, especially business households on both sides of the road, have coordinated with forces to focus on cleaning up and cutting down branches and trees that fell after the impact of storm No. 3.

Sau ngày đêm bão số 3 càn quét khủng khiếp: Các tỉnh miền Bắc ngổn ngang chưa từng thấy - Ảnh 5. — A large acacia tree fell in front of the Cua Bac relic, making it impossible for vehicles to move – Photo: PHAM TUAN

Mr. Ngo Quang Khoi (65 years old, Phan Dinh Phung street) said he has lived in Hanoi since he was a child but has never seen such a big storm in the capital.

“Like a bomb, trees fell from Phan Dinh Phung to Nguyen Bieu streets, even trees that were hundreds of years old were also knocked down. As a Hanoian, witnessing this scene, I felt very sad,” said Mr. Khoi.

Sau ngày đêm bão số 3 càn quét khủng khiếp: Các tỉnh miền Bắc ngổn ngang chưa từng thấy - Ảnh 6. — Uprooted tree falls on the wall of an old villa on Phan Dinh Phung street – Photo: PHAM TUAN

Sau ngày đêm bão số 3 càn quét khủng khiếp: Các tỉnh miền Bắc ngổn ngang chưa từng thấy - Ảnh 7. — An uprooted tree on Thuy Khue Street (Hanoi) took down underground power lines – Photo: PHAM TUAN

At 4:00 a.m. on September 8, the center of the tropical depression was at about 21.2 degrees North latitude; 104.8 degrees East longitude, on land in the Northwest region. The strongest wind near the center of the tropical depression was level 6 (39-49 km/h), gusting to level 7, moving west at a speed of 10-15 km/h.

Sau ngày đêm bão số 3 càn quét khủng khiếp: Các tỉnh miền Bắc ngổn ngang chưa từng thấy - Ảnh 8. — Aerial view of ancient trees on Tran Nguyen Dan street (Dinh Cong ward, Hoang Mai) on the morning of September 8 - Photo: DANH KHANG

Last night, after moving deep into the Northern Delta region, storm No. 3 weakened into a tropical depression.

The storm has weakened into a low pressure area, the North and Thanh Hoa have heavy to very heavy rain.

According to the bulletin released at 3:30 a.m. on September 8 by the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, last night and early this morning (September 8), there was heavy to very heavy rain in the Northern region and Thanh Hoa; Nghe An and Ha Tinh regions had scattered showers and thunderstorms, with some places having heavy rain.

Rainfall from 7pm on September 7 to 3am on September 8 was over 150mm in some places such as: Vang Danh (Quang Ninh) 234.4mm, Quoc Oai (Hanoi) 177.8mm, Hop Thinh (Hoa Binh) 275.8mm, To Mua (Son La) 229.6mm, Lang Nhi (Yen Bai) 174.6mm, Tan Minh (Phu Tho) 163.8mm...

Previously, according to the forecast update at 2am last night, after moving deep into the mainland of the Northern Delta region, storm number 3 weakened into a tropical depression.

Sau ngày đêm bão số 3 càn quét khủng khiếp: Các tỉnh miền Bắc ngổn ngang chưa từng thấy - Ảnh 9. — Fallen electric pole blocks residential road in Duong Noi (Ha Dong, Hanoi) – Photo: THANH CHUNG

Quang Ninh: 'Storm forecast strong but didn't think it would be this big'

On the morning of September 8, people in Ha Long city began to leave their homes to clean up their houses, trees, and shops after storm No. 3 passed.

Along the coastal road Tran Quoc Nghien (Ha Long city), trees and billboards were lying around, with corrugated iron roofs, broken glass windows and roof tiles scattered everywhere.

While cleaning up her family's corrugated iron roof that had been "crushed" by the storm and swept close to the shore, Ms. Van (in Hong Ha ward) said that in more than 50 years living in Ha Long, she had never seen a storm as strong as storm number 3.

Ms. Van said the storm blew her house's corrugated iron roof about 700 meters out to the sea.

Sau ngày đêm bão số 3 càn quét khủng khiếp: Các tỉnh miền Bắc ngổn ngang chưa từng thấy - Ảnh 10. — Quang Ninh residents join hands to clean up after the storm – Photo: CHI TUE

“The storm blew fiercely from 10am to night. I was inside the house looking out, and every time the wind blew strong, the sky would fly away. The corrugated iron roof of my house was blown away by the storm and swept down to the street. At that time, my whole family could only stay inside and watch, not daring to go out. This morning, when the storm subsided, I went out to look for it, but it took me a long time to find it, the storm blew it too far away,” said Ms. Van.

Ms. Ha, who runs a business near Tran Quoc Nghien Street, said the storm blew away all her furniture and the corrugated iron roof.

“I heard the forecast for a big storm, but I didn’t think the wind would be this strong. Yesterday, I was in the house and the wind was blowing so hard, the metal roof was shaking and shaking because the wind seemed to want to blow everything away. Since I have been conscious, this is the strongest storm I have witnessed,” Ms. Ha shared.