Hanoi, Oct. 13 -- Major national highways have reopened following severe flooding in northern Vietnam, but power outages and property damage persist in several provinces.

According to the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority, all national highways are now passable, and the Hanoi-Thai Nguyen railway line reopened at 18:30 on October 12. In Bac Ninh province, however, nearly 29,500 customers remain without electricity.

By October 13 morning, floodwaters have affected over 12,230 homes across the region, including 10,073 in Bac Ninh and 2,161 in Hanoi, representing an increase of 1,273 households compared with the previous day.

In Thai Nguyen, power outages affected part of the provincial-to-commune data network while public com...