Life turned upside down by heavy rain and high tides

Until the evening of October 24, many places in the Central region, Mekong Delta, and Ho Chi Minh City were still heavily flooded due to heavy rain and high tides, disrupting people's lives.

Hue City: People have to use boats to get around

On the night of October 23 and early morning of October 24, after a heavy rain, water rose and flooded many rows of boarding houses on Nguyen Huu Canh Street (An Cuu Ward, Hue City), where many students of Hue University live.

In the early morning of October 24, in the alleys of Nguyen Huu Canh Street, many students hurriedly put up beds, tables, chairs, wardrobes and electronic devices. Tran Minh Hai (from Gia Lai, 3rd year student at the University of Economics - Hue University) said he was used to the rising water level due to heavy rain like this.

Meanwhile, Mai Thi Hoa, a first-year student at the University of Foreign Languages ​​- Hue University, and many of her classmates had just moved here to rent a room, so they did not know that their place was low-lying. "The water rose so quickly. We climbed up to the attic all night and asked our seniors to help us move our belongings to higher ground to avoid getting wet," Mai Thi Hoa shared.

An official from the An Cuu Ward People's Committee said that local flooding often occurs in the Nguyen Huu Canh Street area, so the local government always proactively checks and evacuates residents and students when necessary. Hue University member schools also prepare food and drinks and maintain a hotline to receive students from low-lying areas to take shelter when floods develop complicatedly.

As of the morning of October 24, Tan Lap residential group, Thuan An ward (Hue city) was still flooded due to high tides and heavy rain. Many roads leading to this area were flooded more than 1 meter deep, water flooded into people's houses, disrupting daily life. People had to use small boats to travel on the road, buy food and other necessities.

Local authorities have deployed forces to help people raise their property, guide the elderly and children to move to a safe place, and clear sewers and garbage blocking the flow.

Mr. Le Dinh Phong, Chairman of Thuan An Ward People's Committee, said that Tan Lap residential group has 265 households with 1,160 people, currently about 65 households with 87 people are still suffering from flooding.

On the afternoon of October 24, Hue City Road Management and Construction Joint Stock Company temporarily repaired and avoided further landslides on the negative slope at Km23+800 and Km23+810 of National Highway 49. On the same day, many landslides and rocks spilling onto the road surface on National Highway 49B through Vinh Loc and Phu Loc communes were promptly handled and repaired by Hue City Road 1 Joint Stock Company.

Mekong Delta: Many construction projects are stalled

In recent days, the high tide levels in rivers and canals in the Mekong Delta region have reached historic levels, exceeding alert level 3, flooding many areas, causing dyke erosion, affecting traffic works under construction, and affecting people's lives.

On the afternoon of October 24, the local authorities of Quoi Thien commune ( Vinh Long province) focused on repairing the collapsed dike section at Thanh Long islet (in Phuoc Ly Nhi hamlet). The authorities mobilized equipment to reinforce the collapsed dike section to prevent high tides from the Co Chien river from continuing to flood into the production area of ​​more than 10 hectares of 7 households on the islet.

In Can Tho, Ca Mau, and Vinh Long, high tides flooded many areas, disrupting people's daily lives and production. The tide also flooded many sections of National Highway 1A from Vinh Long to Ca Mau, causing vehicles to "wade" in the water.

High tides also affected a number of key transport projects being implemented in the Mekong Delta region. Mr. Doan Xuan Khu, Commander of the Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang Expressway Component 2 project, said that high tides caused deep flooding in many sections of the road, making it difficult to transport materials for the project. "The water was too deep, the trucks transporting sand and rock could not operate, so we had to temporarily stop the construction," Mr. Doan Xuan Khu informed.

Mr. Trieu Van Toan, Deputy Commander of Package XL15 of Dai Ngai 1 Bridge Project, said that in recent days, the tide on Hau River has risen very high, causing many difficulties in implementing the project. The area where materials and equipment were gathered has been flooded, and even the prefabricated housing area for workers has been flooded. "To ensure the progress committed to the investor, engineers and workers try to arrange and schedule their working time reasonably to respond, starting work immediately when the tide recedes, even taking advantage of the low water level at night," Mr. Trieu Van Toan shared.

HCMC: River water overflows into residential areas

On the evening of October 24, the high tide in Ho Chi Minh City continued to rise, the peak of the tide coinciding with rush hour, causing severe flooding in many areas.

In the Thanh Da peninsula area (Binh Quoi ward), the tide began to rise sharply from around 5 p.m. The militia and people quickly used earthen bags and sandbags to reinforce weak points along Cau Cong canal, preventing water from flooding into residential areas. By evening, the water level rose rapidly, overflowing Binh Quoi street, some sections reaching knee-deep. People getting off work had to wade through flooded areas, and shops on both sides of the street had to temporarily close.

At the same time, in the Tran Xuan Soan street area (Tan Thuan ward), the high tide from Te canal caused deep flooding right at rush hour. Many sections were flooded over half the wheel, making it difficult for people to move and seriously affecting their daily lives. The high tide caused many roads in Hiep Phuoc commune to be deeply flooded, especially the Le Van Luong section. Late at night, the authorities in the affected wards were still on duty, regularly checking at key points.

On October 24, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that the Central region is being directly affected by a combination of strengthening East winds and cold air. From the night of October 23 to the afternoon of October 24, the area from the South of Quang Tri province to the East of Gia Lai province will have moderate rain, heavy rain to very heavy rain. Currently, thunderstorms and moisture are still being brought from the sea to the Central region, causing widespread rain. However, the rain is tending to move to the South of the Central region. It is forecasted that from October 24 to 26, the area from Hue city to Quang Ngai and the East of Gia Lai and Dak Lak provinces will continue to have moderate rain, heavy rain, and in some places very heavy rain. From October 26, the rainy area will expand from Quang Tri to Quang Ngai. This heavy rain may last until the end of October.

Meanwhile, from October 25 and 26, the cold air in the North will gradually decrease, and Hanoi will have warm sunshine again.

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/cuoc-song-dao-lon-vi-mua-lon-va-trieu-cuong-post819849.html