Floodwaters have gone down on most streets and residential areas in Yen Bai City on July 22.

The streets and residential areas are covered in a thick layer of mud and silt deposits.

Locals and functional forces help in the cleanup effort.

Armed forces are divided into groups to help the locals.

Fire-hoses, bulldozers, and excavators are used to clear the mud.

Rubbish is moved away from residential areas to prevent pollution and outbreaks of disease.

Locals struggle to clear a thick layer of mud without water to spray it away.

A path along the banks of a river in Hong Ha ward has been transformed into a slurry of mud.

By the end of July 22, some residential areas and offices were still flooded.

Some streets are still underwater.

It will take about three days to finish the cleanup in Yen Bai.