Many Saigon roads are flooded with heavy tide

In the evening of October 26, due to the influence of high tide, many roads in Saigon were seriously flooded. There are nearly half a meter of rising water, causing cars to die, traffic is chaotic.

Despite being warned but on the evening of October 26, people were still quite surprised with the natural phenomenon that occurred during the break. High storm surge makes many roads submerged in water.

At Phan Dinh Phung Street, the section at the foot of Kieu Bridge to Huynh Van Banh Street (Phu Nhuan District) is turned into a river. Many people have to wade all the way to the house. In which, many cases fell due to "falling" into the construction pit and deep water areas. A series of stalled vehicles had to take the kit because of water into the exhaust pipe.

Phan Dinh Phung Street (Phu Nhuan District) was turned away
into rivers due to high tides. (Photo: HC)

A sweaty man pushed a dead car carrying a 5-year-old child, panting, saying: "Today there is no raindrop but this is so deep, if there is heavy rain, it is unknown. ".

"Seeing this flooded road, I was going to go back to another road, but I thought the country was not very deep, so I tried to run over. Who expected to fall in pain because of running into the flooded water , " Ms. Lai (house in Binh Thanh ) told.

Luong Dinh Cua Street (District 2) is deeply submerged. Some sections were nearly half a meter in length due to unfinished sewers, the water could not escape. An Khanh Market here is "isolated", surrounded by vast water, many stalls cannot trade because of deep inundation. Many households living in the area have access to water. Furniture was also wet because there was no time to store it up.

An Khanh Market on Luong Dinh Cua Street, District 2 is flooded deeply in the water. (Photo: HC)

Also due to the influence of high tide, many other roads such as Ngo Tat To, Nguyen Huu Canh, Bui Huu Nghia, Xo Viet Nghe Tinh (Binh Thanh District), Highway 13, Kha Van Can Street (Thu Duc District) . .

Nearly 19h, many roads are still inundated due to the high tide has not yet pulled, making it very difficult for people to come home.

According to the meteorological and hydrological station of the Southern region, on October 27, high tide will reach the highest peak of 1.54m at 5:30 and 1.5m at 16:30. On October 28, the tidal peak continued to maintain at 1.52-1.54m at 16h and 17h30. If combined with the rain, Saigon risk will be even more seriously flooded.

The City Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Rescue has issued an official dispatch to request the People's Committees of districts, Binh Thanh, Go Vap, 12, Thu Duc, Binh Chanh, Cu Chi and Hoc Mon districts to review the critical position. At the same time, these localities are required to prepare forces and supplies (melaleuca poles, bamboo poles, sand sacks .) at places where there is a risk of spillage and dike banks to handle immediately upon delivery. show problem.

In addition, the Steering Committee also recommended that people in these areas should build up their furniture and prevent high tide from entering the house.