In photos: Dilapidated collective houses in Vietnam’s capital

Tuoi Tre News (Updated : 11/10/2014 17:30 GMT + 7)

 

 Van Chuong collective house, built in the 1960s, is being seriously dilapidated.

Hanoi has the highest number of old apartment buildings in Vietnam with more than 1,100. After dozens of years of survival, these collective houses have become dilapidated, over-crowded and dangerous, undermining the safety of thousands of local residents.

Some apartment buildings, namely B1, B2 Nguyen Cong Tru, C5 Quynh Mai, B4 Nam Thanh Cong, C8 Giang Vo, and Van Chuong, are seriously downgraded.

According to Pham Sy Liem, director of the Institute for Urban Studies & Infrastructure Development, there has been no progress in the policy of rebuilding old apartment buildings in the capital city during the past decade.

Meanwhile, local residents and real estate investors have yet to reach any agreement in renovating these old houses or building new ones.

 Nguyen Cong Tru apartment building has been in a dilapidated state for years.

 Tangled water pipes are seen at B4 collective house.

 An altar is seen on a path in B1 block of Nguyen Cong Tru apartment building.

 Stairs in an old apartment building in Hanoi are now playground for kids.

 Activities of a family along the corridor of Nguyen Cong Tru apartment building.

 Even in the daytime, residents at C5 Quynh Mai collective house have to turn on the light for their daily activities.

 A place for entertainment at Nguyen Cong Tru apartment building.

 In this collective house, every space is usable.

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