Heavy rain flooded some roads in Da Nang

DNO - At noon on October 21, rising sea levels and large waves flooded a section of Nhu Nguyet Street (Hai Chau Ward) and flooded the low-lying area of ​​Thang Long Street under the Red Bridge (Cam Le Ward).

A section of Nhu Nguyet Street (Hai Chau Ward) was flooded due to rising sea levels and high waves. Photo: HOANG HIEP

According to the synthesis of forecast bulletins from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting on tides, sea level rise, wave height, storm No. 12..., in the coming days, the coastal area of ​​Da Nang will have the highest sea level rise of 40cm.

From October 21 to October 23, the sea area from the south of Quang Tri to Quang Ngai has wave height gradually increasing to 4-6m.

Tides in the Central Coast tend to increase gradually until October 27. The highest tide levels at Son Tra Hydrographic Station on the nights of October 22 and 23 were 1.67m and 1.7m, respectively.

Nhu Nguyet Street is flooded. Photo: HOANG HIEP

According to some experts, there was very heavy rain before, during and after storm No. 12 made landfall from Da Nang to Quang Ngai.

The time of storm landfall is forecast to be close to peak tide combined with high waves and storm surge, which could pose a risk to the drainage system to the Han River and Da Nang Bay.

Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Huy, an expert on climate change and disaster risk reduction, said that with very heavy rain from the evening of October 22 to the end of October 23, there were high tides, rising sea levels and high waves due to storms, floods and urban rainwater draining out to sea.

High waves hit the embankment of Nhu Nguyet street.

The low-lying section of Thang Long Street (Cam Le Ward) was flooded due to rising sea levels and high waves causing the Cam Le River to rise.

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