Hue City students stay home on October 27 due to heavy rain

Due to heavy rain and rising river water, on the evening of October 26, the Department of Education and Training of Hue City announced that students in the entire city would be off school on October 27 to ensure safety.

Floods above alert level 2 cause flooding along the southern bank of the Perfume River, Hue city. Photo: Nguyen Ly/VNA

Specifically, the total rainfall from 3 p.m. on October 25 to 3 p.m. on October 26 is generally 100-200mm. It is forecasted that from 4 p.m. on October 26 to 4 p.m. on October 28, in Hue city, there will be heavy rain, very heavy rain; the total rainfall is generally 250-500mm, in some places over 700mm.

In communes/wards such as Phong Dinh, Phong Phu, Phong Quang, Dan Dien, Quang Dien, Thuan An, Hoa Chau, Duong No, Kim Tra, Huong An, Kim Long, Thuan Hoa, Phu Xuan, An Cuu, Thuy Xuan, Vy Da, My Thuong, Phu Ho, Thanh Thuy, Phu Vinh, Phu Vang, Huong Thuy, Vinh Loc, Binh Dien, all have rainfall from 250-400mm, in some places over 550mm.

Communes A Luoi 1, A Luoi 2, A Luoi 3, A Luoi 4, A Luoi 5: rainfall from 250-450mm, some places over 600mm. Communes: Phong Dien, Phong Thai, Huong Tra, Phu Bai, Hung Loc, Phu Loc, Loc An, Khe Tre, Chan May-Lang Co, Long Quang, Nam Dong, rainfall from 300-500mm, some places over 700mm.

Heavy rain is likely to cause flash floods and landslides in mountainous areas and along rivers and streams in the following wards/communes: A Luoi 1, A Luoi 2, A Luoi 3, A Luoi 4, A Luoi 5, Phong Dien, Binh Dien, Long Quang, Nam Dong, Khe Tre, Phu Loc, Loc An, Chan May-Lang Co...

In addition, heavy rains also pose a high risk of causing flooding in low-lying areas downstream of rivers across the city. Beware of heavy rains of over 70mm/hour and over 150mm/3 hours which can cause widespread urban flooding across the city.

On the evening of October 26, flood levels on the Huong River and Bo River were above alert level 2. Some streets in the center of Hue city were partially flooded.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/van-de-quan-tam/hoc-sinh-thanh-pho-hue-nghi-hoc-ngay-2710-do-mua-lon-20251026200220423.htm