Da Nang residents struggle all night with historic flood

At 2:00 a.m. on October 30, the water level on the Thu Bon River in Hoi An reached 3.38m (only 0.02m lower than the historic flood in 1964), and the Vu Gia River in Ai Nghia reached 10.22m (about 0.55m lower than the historic flood in 2009).

And during the night of the terrible flood, people living in the downstream areas of the two major rivers in Da Nang experienced extremely tense moments.

The image of a man raising his hands to ask for help to bring his pregnant wife to safety moved the online community.

From the evening of October 29 to the early morning of October 30, social networks were flooded with desperate messages of distress from people. The image of a man standing on the roof of his house, despite the heavy rain, raising both hands to beg for help was shared by many groups on Facebook, making the online community feel heartbroken. Accordingly, this man lives on Phan Thuc Duyen Street - behind Vinh Dien Market - a low-lying area that has been submerged in water since the evening of October 28. At the time he called for help to bring his pregnant wife to a safer place, the Vu Gia River began to rise rapidly and was likely to submerge the small house.

At the same time, when the flood on Thu Bon river rose rapidly, in Triem Dong 1 block, Dien Ban ward, many households were trapped and they chose to break the corrugated iron roof to escape.

Many people expressed helplessness as flood waters rose too quickly.

The rapid rise in water overnight left many households in the downstream areas of two major rivers in Da Nang unprepared. At 3 a.m. on October 30, when the water level inundating the house showed signs of "freezing", Mr. Cao Ny (resident of Dien Ban ward) began to regain his composure after hours of struggling with the flood. "My house is located in a low-lying area, close to the Thu Bon River, so water started to flood the house from the night of the 28th. The water level in the house remained at 1 meter until the evening of the 29th. Within just 2 hours, the water level exceeded 2 meters, causing the whole family to panic," said Mr. Ny, adding that the flood rose so quickly that many items in the house such as refrigerators, tables and chairs, etc., were submerged in water, even though the family had tried to raise them higher.

The flood grew so fast that many people were caught off guard.

After a sleepless night due to the flood, Mr. Trinh Le (39 years old, resident of Dien Ban Dong ward) exclaimed: "Too terrible". Because, since his birth, this man has only experienced a "life-changing" flood like this. "I moved here to live for almost ten years and my house has never been flooded. But this flood was so fierce. During the 28th and 29th, many households in the block were flooded, but the water only reached the front yard of my house. Unexpectedly, on the night of the 29th, the water rushed up to the steps and in no time the floor was flooded. Many items in the house were not cleaned in time so they were soaked with water, and were considered a total loss" - Mr. Le said.

Also during the night of heavy rain and floods, many people with relatives in the flooded areas also had a sleepless night. At 1am this morning, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Nga - resident of block 2A (Dien Ban Dong ward) hurriedly drove to her parents' house in Binh Ninh block.

According to Ms. Nga, the area where she lives is not flooded, but not far away, her parents' house has been surrounded by water for the past 2 days. "Hearing the forecast that the flood could exceed the historical mark, I called my parents but could not connect. Too worried, I hurriedly drove home to check the situation, but the road leading to the house was deeply flooded, unable to move. I was born and raised in this land, but this is the first time I have witnessed such a big flood. I just hope my parents can safely get through the flood, and the lost property can be rebuilt" - Ms. Nga confided.

Early morning of October 30, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting issued a flood notice on rivers in Da Nang and Quang Ngai .

In the next 6 hours, the flood on Thu Bon River at Cau Lau station will fluctuate at a high level and on BĐ3 from 1.6-1.7m, higher than the historical flood in 1964 (historical flood is 5.48m).

Floods caused tens of thousands of houses in Da Nang to be submerged in water.

In the next 12 hours, flood on Thu Bon river at Cau Lau station will continue to fluctuate at a high level and 1.50m above BĐ3; flood on Huong river and Vu Gia river will continue to decrease and be 0.60-0.65m higher than BĐ3; flood on Bo river will continue to decrease and be 0.3m below BĐ3; flood on Tra Khuc river will continue to decrease and be 0.10m above BĐ2.

In the next 12-24 hours, flood on Thu Bon River at Cau Lau station will fluctuate at a high level and 1.1m above BĐ3; flood on Huong River will continue to decrease and be 0.1m above BĐ3; flood on Bo River and Vu Gia River will continue to decrease and be 0.2-0.7m below BĐ3; flood on Tra Khuc River will continue to decrease and be 0.5m below BĐ2.

Source: https://baolangson.vn/nguoi-dan-da-nang-trang-dem-vat-lon-voi-tran-lu-lich-su-5063365.html