Hoi An floods – before and after
A few diptychs from the flooding this past week in Hoi An. “Dry” images were taken three days after the “wet” ones. As bad as this storm was, they get battered here by tropical storms and severe flooding almost every year, and it’s amazing how quickly the community recovers. In a few days, it’s almost [...]
Flood coverage : the bigger picture and a self-critique
I received some very nice emails and phone calls from concerned family and friends the past few days, as they watched TV and Internet coverage of the Hanoi floods from afar. I was surprised when they asked after my safety and well-being. After all, the flooding, although fairly serious in pockets of the city, had [...]
Hanoi floods
On Friday, it started raining. And raining. And raining, and raining. . . . apparently the heaviest single rainfall in 35 years. I was out Friday and Saturday, taking pictures of people coping with flooded streets, in some places waist-high with a mixture of rain, lake water and sewage. The first floors of most people’s [...]