The commune chair, Do Manh Hung, said the territorial rains on July 29 caused floods 1-2m deep for 30 out of 91 households in the commune.

The commune has become a big lake, surrounded by limestone mountains.

Flood water nearly reached the roofs of many houses.

Viet Hai border gate station is also flooded.

The welcome gate to Viet Hai commune. Viet Hai is located inside the Cat Ba National Park, with only one road accessing the center. Because of the flood, it is very difficult to reach the commune.

It takes one hour by boat from the Beo wharf in Cat Ba town to Viet Hai dock. Visitors must walk or hire a xe om (motorbike taxi) to cross 1.5 km of forest road and then a mangrove forest by motorboat or boat to get to the commune.

Hai Phong border forces use motorboats to go to Viet Hai to help local people.

To move, local residents have created their own vehicles like rafts, boats, …

Vinh Hai is one of many places in northern Vietnam that have been seriously affected by territorial rains in recent days. In other northern provinces, hundreds of houses have been flooded.