Flood water still inundates many areas of old Binh Thuan.

At noon on December 5, floodwaters downstream of Song Quao Lake began to recede, but many areas of old Binh Thuan were still deeply inundated.

Ms. Huynh Thi Kim in Kim Ngoc quarter, Ham Thang ward, Lam Dong (formerly Binh Thuan ), 71 years old, said she had never seen such a terrible flood. Although her house is located on the national highway, the flood was up to the door, and her belongings were severely damaged - Photo: DUC TRONG

At the meeting with Mr. Nguyen Minh - Vice Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee - on the morning of December 5, a representative of Binh Thuan Irrigation Works Exploitation Company Limited said that the water flow regulated through the spillway at Song Quao irrigation reservoir has decreased to about ^50m3 /s.

Mr. Nguyen Minh requested that the most urgent thing now is to not let people be isolated, and to provide adequate support. At the same time, he requested that localities not let people subjectively go through flooded areas, harvest dragon fruit underwater...

Mr. Minh praised the volunteer rescue forces who coordinated with the functional forces of Ham Thang ward throughout the night to help evacuate people in flooded areas to safety.

According to Tuoi Tre Online at noon the same day, the water level of Cai River passing through Ham Thang ward decreased by about 1 meter. However, many residential areas were still deeply flooded, especially the areas on both sides of Cai River.

Rescue forces of Lam Dong province are still using canoes to deliver food and drinks to people severely flooded in Ham Thang ward.

Households on both sides of Highway 1, Ham Thang ward, have begun cleaning up the mess left behind by floodwaters in their homes.

Below are a series of photos that Tuoi Tre Online recorded on the morning of December 5 in Ham Thang ward.

Floodwaters from Cai River flow down, causing severe flooding in the downstream area of ​​Ham Thang ward - Photo: DUC TRONG

Houses of people on both banks of Cai River, Ham Thang ward are deeply submerged in flood water - Photo: DUC TRONG

Rescue forces of Lam Dong province deployed canoes to deliver food and drinks to people in the flooded area on the morning of December 5 in Ham Thang ward - Photo: DUC TRONG

The Cai River water flows in rapidly, flooding houses on both banks - Photo: DUC TRONG

As of the morning of December 5, floodwaters on the Cai River still inundated many houses on both banks of Phu Long and Ham Thang areas - Photo: DUC TRONG

Dragon fruit gardens of people are heavily submerged in floodwaters in Ham Thang ward - Photo: DUC TRONG

A section of the median strip of National Highway 1 in Ham Thang ward collapsed after the flood - Photo: DUC TRONG

Many residents in Ham Thang ward said the recent flood caused heavy damage - Photo: DUC TRONG

By noon on December 5, many residential areas in Ham Thang ward were still isolated by floodwaters - Photo: DUC TRONG

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