An age-old tree was uprooted on Ly Thuong Kiet street

An electric post fell down on a parking taxi, and fortunately the driver escaped the car by a hair’s breadth.

An uprooted tree damaged a motorbike and a bicycle on Tran Huy Lieu street

This big tree damaged a luxury car on Ba Triet street

The lighting system was destroyed at the height of the storm

A parking motorcycle was also severely damaged by the fallen tree

Big fallen trees blocked traffic on Ly Thuong Kiet street

Road users had no choice but to ride on the pavement

A flooded section on the Ba Trieu-Nguyen Du intersection

Downed trees made traffic slow moving on Kim Nguu street

Torrential rains at rush hours plunged Hanoi’s city centre into traffic chaos