The storm caused the HCMC dyke break

Tens of meters of protective dykes in districts 12, Thu Duc and Go Vap were broken at the highest tide of the month, December 7 afternoon. More than 20 hectares of agricultural land were flooded. Water overflowing into the residential area causes local flooding of 20-30 cm, affecting people's daily life and travel.

High tide makes the city into a river (Photo: VNN)

Tonight, the tidal peak is estimated to reach about 1.38 m by the Sub-department of Irrigation and Flood Prevention in Ho Chi Minh City, the highest in the high tide in December but lower than the expected 1.47 m. Yesterday, the tide level reached 1.37 m. Director Nguyen Ngoc Cong explained that the lower tide is expected due to the impact of the storm which just caused a change.

According to a quick report tonight of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Irrigation and Storm Control, District 12 has broken a 10-meter-long section of a block in Quarter 1, Ward Thanh Loc, causing flooding of 20-40 cm for about 10 hectares agricultural land.

The section of the dyke in Nam Soc in Thu Duc district also suffered a 7 m long break, making more than 10 hectares of agricultural land submerged in water level of 40 cm. 160 m of the remaining dike line of this section is also shaken, making district leaders request to review and upgrade before the Lunar New Year to fend off.

Water also overflows some embankment sections of neighborhoods 4, 5 and embankment area of ​​Dosaco Company, Thu Duc District, causing local flooding of 20-30 cm.

Leaders of districts and districts are mobilizing people to build broken dikes with cajuput material, bamboo poles . Expected to complete dyke filling before 12:00 on December 8.

Nam Hai dam, Go Vap district is also appearing with small cracks, causing some flooding but not significant. Therefore, the district is temporarily inserting cracks with sandbags, waiting for the flood tide to overhaul the dam cap.

Phan Anh