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A woman at the B1 building in the Van Chuong condominium area in Dong Da District, Hanoi. Photo: Nam Tran / Tuoi Tre
Run-down apartment blocks throughout Hanoi pose deadly threats to their residents, yet authorities have no mechanism to step in and save those they are meant to protect.
The capital city is home to 1,579 apartment buildings which were constructed between 1960 and 1992, many of which are in dire need of renovation, according to the municipal Department of Construction.
No work can be done on these buildings without consent from 100 percent of the residents, no matter how deadly or uninhabitable they become, according to the construction department.