Sewer water overflowed onto Vo Nguyen Giap Street due to high tide, thousands of motorbikes 'crawled' through the flooded section.

On the evening of December 5, high tides caused water from the river branch to overflow into the sewer, making Vo Nguyen Giap Street, the Rach Chiec bridge area, flooded.

Traffic congestion on Rach Chiec bridge, from the center of Ho Chi Minh City to the old Thu Duc City area - Photo: MINH HOA

According to the records on the evening of December 5, the rising tide caused water from the manholes on Vo Nguyen Giap Street (right at Rach Chiec Bridge) to overflow onto the road surface. During rush hour, thousands of motorbikes from the center of Ho Chi Minh City to Thu Duc City (old) were forced to slow down through the flooded section. The line of vehicles was congested, moving slowly one after another.

Traffic jam was more than 1km long, extending up to Rach Chiec bridge.

At 7pm, people continued to jostle each other across the flooded road to get home after a tiring day of work.

Some images recorded by reporters showing congestion on Rach Chiec bridge due to high tide overflowing onto Vo Nguyen Giap street:

Water from the sewer overflowed onto Vo Nguyen Giap Street, causing traffic from Rach Chiec Bridge to slow down, leading to prolonged congestion - Photo: MINH HOA

A line of cars on Rach Chiec Bridge. Ahead, there is a section of road flooded due to high tide - Photo: MINH HOA

Overflowing sewer water caused slight flooding on Vo Nguyen Giap Street, vehicles had to drive slowly - Photo: MINH HOA

Many people are tired of traffic congestion during rush hour - Photo: MINH HOA

Traffic jam more than 1km long on Rach Chiec bridge - Photo: MINH HOA

MINH HOA

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/nuoc-cong-tran-len-mat-duong-vo-nguyen-giap-vi-trieu-cuong-hang-ngan-xe-may-bo-qua-doan-ngap-20251205192708158.htm