Houses and roads in the downstream area of ​​Dak Lak were deeply flooded at night due to heavy rain and floods.

Many houses in the communes of Hoa Thinh, Hoa My, Tay Hoa, Phu Hoa 1, Tuy An Bac, Son Hoa, Dong Xuan, Xuan Phuoc... were flooded, in many cases the water was almost up to the roof.

Tran Phu Street (Tuy Hoa Ward) was flooded on the night of November 19. (Photo: VNA)

Prolonged heavy rains and rising floodwaters from rivers flowing downstream caused many houses and roads in the downstream areas of Dak Lak province to be deeply submerged at night. Some residential areas in the eastern communes and wards suffered power outages.

In Tuy Hoa ward, heavy rain caused many roads in low-lying areas to be deeply flooded. Tran Phu Street was flooded from 0.5m to more than 1m deep with a length of more than 500m from 6pm on November 19.

A resident living on this road said that this area is low-lying and therefore gets flooded when there is heavy rain. On the afternoon of November 19, the flooding was almost as high as the historic flood level of 1993. Many vehicles could not pass through here and had to find other routes to move.

On the evening of November 19, many areas of Tuy Hoa ward also lost power. Some residents had to use generators to have electricity, and at the same time sought safe shelter in high areas.

Many low-lying areas in the eastern communes and wards of Dak Lak province were deeply flooded from the afternoon to the night of November 19. Many houses of people in the communes of Hoa Thinh, Hoa My, Tay Hoa, Phu Hoa 1, Tuy An Bac, Son Hoa, Dong Xuan, Xuan Phuoc... were flooded, in many cases the water was almost up to the roof.

According to a report from the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Dak Lak province, as of 4 p.m. on November 19, nearly 23,000 houses were flooded in the province; more than 1,100 households were isolated; more than 7,700 households were evacuated and relocated to safe places as the water level continued to rise.

According to information from the People's Committee of Dak Lak province, the total water flow of Song Ba Ha Hydropower Reservoir to the downstream at 8:00 p.m. on November 19 was: 15,600 m3/s. The water level of the reservoir was 105.05 m.

According to VNA

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