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On the afternoon of September 14, many foreigners joined hands with workers of the tree company and the people of the capital to clean up fallen trees and broken branches left after Typhoon Yagi.
On September 7, storm Yagi swept through Hanoi, with wind gusts of level 12, breaking more than 40,000 trees of all kinds.
A week after the storm passed, Hanoi’s streets were still littered with fallen trees that had not been cleared, obstructing traffic.
In the photo, an environmental worker in Hanoi cleans up broken branches on Kim Ma Street (Ba Dinh District) on the afternoon of September 13.
On September 14, Hanoi City launched a campaign for units and people to participate in cleaning the entire city on September 14-15, receiving the response of many people and foreigners.
At the beginning of Ly Thai To street (opposite Metropole hotel), many foreigners were present, joining hands with environmental workers and local people, actively clearing fallen trees and broken branches remaining on the road.
Also this afternoon, at Van Xuan Flower Garden, the militia and young volunteers are actively clearing away large and small tree branches left on the sidewalk.
Previously, on September 13, Dan Tri reporters followed many environmental workers, recording their efforts racing against time to handle all the fallen trees in Hanoi.
“We came here on Monday and started working around the evening of the same day. Despite the rain showers over the past few days, we still handled fallen trees as usual. After clearing the large tree trunks, we would go and dump the leaves in the evening, sometimes taking several hours and not returning until nightfall,” said Nguyen Linh Hong (41 years old, from the Da Nang Green Park Company) about the support process of the group in Hanoi.
“We also try our best to clear the roads for people in the capital to travel safely and clean the streets to avoid traffic jams,” Mr. Hong added.
Mr. Hong and his colleagues sat down to rest after dealing with a large tree trunk on Ly Thai To Street, sweating profusely.
Mr. Nguyen Khanh Hoa (36 years old, worker at Vinh City Green Park Joint Stock Company) said: “We went to Hanoi early in the morning of September 9 and immediately started working. Every day we started working at 7:30, worked until noon, then rested for 30 minutes and then continued working until 5:30 pm.”
“In the spirit of supporting the capital, I try my best to keep the city clean and tidy, determined to complete the task,” Mr. Hoa added.
A group of workers from Vinh City Green Park Joint Stock Company tied up large tree trunks and used specialized vehicles to load them onto trucks for transport.
The large amount of fallen trees and broken branches left after the storm is explained by the unprecedented number of damaged trees, and the support units from many provinces working with Hanoi’s on-site forces could not clear them all immediately. Specialized equipment such as chainsaws, towing ropes and specialized trucks were not enough.
Partly due to the impact of heavy rains from the post-storm circulation in Hanoi, which slowed down the progress of the units, the cooperation of the people and young volunteers was also at a moderate level when this force mainly only cleared small branches and fallen leaves.