(NLDO) - Recorded at the flooded "navel" of Nguyen Van Khoi, the water was almost half way up a motorbike wheel. Many people and vehicles had to wade through the water when passing here.
At around 7pm on December 27, the rain began to stop in Go Vap District, Ho Chi Minh City. However, many roads in this district such as Phan Huy Ich, Pham Van Chieu, Nguyen Van Khoi were still submerged in water.
People struggle to move on the road
The heavy rain that lasted more than an hour before quickly flooded these roads.
Street full of water
The rain and flooding occurred right at rush hour, causing traffic chaos. Traffic jams lasted for a long time. Many vehicles stalled while passing through flooded areas, forcing their owners to push them on foot.
People push dead motorbikes through flooded section
Shops on both sides of the street also quickly fell into a state of sluggish business.
At the flooded "navel" of Nguyen Van Khoi, the water was almost half way up a motorbike's wheel. Many people and vehicles had to wade through the water to get through here.
Nguyen Van Khoi flooded navel
Many people choose to stop on the sidewalk, wait for the water to recede before continuing.
The Southern Hydrometeorological Station said that since 4 p.m. the same day, thunderstorms have been developing and causing rain with thunderstorms and lightning in the districts of Can Gio, Binh Chanh, Hoc Mon, Cu Chi, Binh Tan district and Thu Duc city (HCMC).
Traffic jam
In addition, the cloud area developed strongly in Dong Nai and Binh Duong provinces and expanded towards Ho Chi Minh City. Therefore, in the evening of the same day, these areas had rain with thunderstorms and lightning. Then expanded to neighboring areas.
Rainfall is forecast to generally range from 5-15 mm, with some places over 30 mm. During thunderstorms, watch out for tornadoes, hail and strong gusts of wind of level 5-7, heavy rain causing localized flooding.
A series of cars stalled while passing through flooded sections.
After 7 p.m., Nguyen Van Khoi Street is still deeply flooded.
According to information from the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Management Board, at around 5:25 p.m. the same day, heavy rain with thunderstorms and lightning caused the electrical safety protection system of the entire Metro Line 1 to be activated.
People and vehicles wade through water to get home
Therefore, the HCM City Urban Railway Management Board and Urban Railway Company No. 1 have decided to temporarily suspend the train schedule and bring the trains back to the stations to ensure passenger safety. At the same time, they are conducting an inspection of the entire system of the line. Station staff have reassured and guided passengers to move safely.
According to the HCM City Urban Railway Management Board, in the initial phase of operation, the decision to stop and review the entire system according to the process to ensure absolute safety is extremely necessary; although it has an impact and causes delays for passengers.
According to this unit, after checking and finding no abnormalities, the relevant units decided to allow the train to operate again.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/loat-xe-chet-may-nguoi-dan-loi-nuoc-ve-nha-sau-tran-mua-to-196241227191525789.htm
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