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In residential areas, people seem to have to live with darkness, causing many difficulties in daily life.
Rechargeable fans and backup chargers are sold at many electronics stores, but these are only temporary solutions when people do not know when the electricity will be restored.
The light source for many households comes from candles or the dim light emitted from phones.
In the small kitchen of her family on Le Phung Hieu Street (Bai Chay Ward), Mrs. Do Pha (64 years old) has just lit a candle, which is the light source for her to cook dinner. Mrs. Pha shared that the storm caused power and water outages, making her family unable to adapt to life. Bathing had to be temporarily suspended, and eating and drinking at many times also depended on outside food sources.
Similar to Ms. Pha, Ms. Vu Thi Thuy (42 years old), who runs a hair salon in Bai Chay ward, said: “This is the first time I have witnessed a storm causing as much damage as this time. There was a power outage and no water, making it impossible to cook or bathe. Eating and drinking was also affected, fortunately there were neighbors around to support, cook and share food.”
“My job depends mainly on electricity, so when there is a power outage, I cannot do business, which greatly affects the economy,” Ms. Thuy added.
The power outage prevented Mr. Tran Thanh Quang from opening the folding door. He used stacked chairs to block the door from closing. However, getting in and out was still difficult as he had to bend down to get in and out.