A Vietnamese man showed us all how to make the most of adversity when he went fishing in the same floodwaters that had inundated his home.

The bizarre scene was filmed in Vinh Phuc, where, according to the man, floodwater more than a metre high suddenly appeared after heavy rain and surrounded the house.

Fortunately for the victim, apparently a keen fisherman, fish appeared with the floodwater. So he quickly grabbed his rod and started fishing.

He was so successful at it that he was able to feed his whole family for several subsequent days, during which time they were isolated by the floods.

Flooding has affected several northern provinces of Vietnam, inundating thousands of homes while landslides have damaged road and rail links. At least three people died.

Video captured the moment of The man fishing while floodwaters surround his house in Vinh Phuc, Vietnam.
According to the man, floodwater suddenly appeared after many heavy spots of rain, causing his house to be flooded by more than 1 meter. The floodwaters surrounded the house and fish appeared in the floodwaters. The man quickly took a fishing rod and started fishing. He caught a lot of fish to feed his whole family during the days of being isolated by floodwaters.
Flooding has affected the northern provinces of Vietnam. This was a sudden flood of rain that made many areas not prepared to cope. It is estimated that thousands of houses have been flooded, landslides have destroyed many traffic structures. There were 3 people died due to landslides and floods washed away and dozens of people were injured.