Unexpected rain at high tide: Many routes become rivers

On the evening of October 28, the high tide measured at Cau Bong station was only 1.53 meters (0.3cm lower than the forecast but many roads were flooded more heavily due to the peak of the rainy season.

Around 19g, Bui Huu Nghia Street (Binh Thanh District) was deeply submerged, which flooded the wheel, and many vehicles passed by.

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Unexpected rain at peak tide caused Ngo Tat To road to be heavily flooded, many vehicles died

It has been flooded for four days, but tonight's flood is the worst. A series of shops on this route were flooded by flood waters, people on both sides of the road strapped their knees to look at flooded water. Heavy rain associated with the high tide also turned Ngo Tat To Street (the preceding section of Ton Duc Thang University) was worse flooded. Many people have to close their doors because the water is so deep.

Especially, Dinh Tien Hoang road, which was flooded for a few days, was seriously flooded, many people fell on this road. Meanwhile, other roads Luong Dinh Cua (District 2), Huynh Tan Phat (District 7), Phu Dinh Wharf (District 8) . also continued to be seriously flooded last night.

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Water flooded into the house of people on both sides of Ngo Tat To Street, pushing many things down

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Unexpected rain at peak tide caused Ngo Tat To road to be heavily flooded, many vehicles died

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The storm surge from the Saigon River overflows the Ung Van Dep Street, flooding many households

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Residents lift their belongings out of the flooded waters on Bui Huu Nghia Street

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Many shop owners on Bui Huu Nghia street looked at the flooded water

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A motorbike driver fell on Dinh Tien Hoang street

The southern meteorological meteorological station said that today (October 29), the tidal peak will be 1.48 and 1.53 meters at the hours of 5: 30 minutes and 19 hours, then it will gradually decrease in the following days. . However, the situation of flooding still occurs on a large scale due to the possibility of rain associated with high tide.