Floods flowed like waterfalls through the South Central Railway, many trains were canceled.

The complicated flood situation in the South Central region caused many railway lines to be submerged, forcing the railway industry to stop operating a series of trains on November 19.

Scene of floodwaters flowing through the Central Railway. The railway industry was forced to cancel 10 trains through the Central region due to the impact of prolonged rain and floods. Passengers were refunded their tickets free of charge.

According to Vietnam Railways Corporation ( VNR ), the area from Nha Trang station to Dieu Tri station (Gia Lai province) is being heavily affected by prolonged rain and floods.

From the morning of November 19, the railway industry must stop running trains SE7 (departing from Hanoi ), SE6 (departing from Ho Chi Minh City) and SE21/SE22 (departing from Da Nang - Ho Chi Minh City).

Previously, on November 17-18, VNR also stopped operating 6 passenger trains due to floodwaters causing unsafe train operations, including SNT1 (November 17), SE8, SE5, SE21/22 and SE6 (November 18).

Thus, as of 9:00 a.m. on November 19, a total of 10 trains had to be canceled.

The railway "disappeared" when the water rose at Km 1326+000.

VNR allows passengers to return tickets online without charge in cases where the train schedule is affected by natural disasters, special incidents, traffic jams, delays or cancellations. The electronic ticketing system will automatically refund the ticket amount to the account used for payment.

To ensure the online ticket payment process goes smoothly, passengers need to pay attention to enter the correct and complete information, including: phone number, email address, booking code. This information is the basis for the system to automatically compare, verify and make refunds.

VNR representative said this is one of the important steps to reduce the load on stations during rush hours when incidents occur, helping passengers to be flexible and proactive with their schedules.

Heavy rain and flood at Tu Bong station ( Khanh Hoa province), morning of November 19.

The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said floods on many major rivers are rising rapidly. The Kon River (Gia Lai), Ba River (Dak Lak), and Krong Ana River (Dak Lak) continue to exceed warning levels.

Of which, Ba River at Phu Lam station has reached the same level as the historic flood in 1993 (5.21 m). Floods on Tra Khuc River (Quang Ngai) and Thu Bon River (Da Nang) are also rising, exceeding alarm level 2.

It is forecasted that in the next 12 hours, floods on Kon and Ba rivers will remain at a very high level, continuing above alert level 3; Krong Ana river will exceed alert level 2; floods on Thu Bon and Tra Khuc rivers will tend to decrease but will still be at alert level 1-2.

In the next 24 hours, many rivers in Quang Ngai, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, and Khanh Hoa are likely to exceed alert level 3.

The meteorological agency warned that widespread flooding could occur from Hue to Khanh Hoa, with a high risk of flash floods and landslides in steep mountainous areas.

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