Floods in Hue City

Thua Thien - Hue On the evening of November 14, heavy rain combined with flood water from upstream overflowed Da Dam in the center of Hue City, causing many streets and residential areas to be flooded.

After 10pm, the rain poured down, the flood water rose quickly, overflowing the Da Dam. The police barricaded and stood guard at both ends to prevent people and vehicles from passing.

Many central streets of Hue City such as Ba Trieu, Truong Chinh, To Huu, Nguyen Cong Tru, Phan Chu Trinh... were flooded 0.3-0.5 m. Many car owners on To Huu Street and Xuan Phu apartment complex had to call tow trucks for rescue.

Floodwaters overflowed Da Dam on the night of November 14. Photo: Vo Thanh

Floodwaters have flooded houses along the Huong, An Cuu, and Nhu Y rivers, causing 0.5-0.7 m of water. More than 1,000 households in Con Hen, Vy Da ward, located in the middle of the Huong river, are also flooded 0.5 m. Bao Vinh ancient town, Huong Vinh ward, is being flooded.

Ms. Tran Thi My Ni, 33 years old, on Hoang Quoc Viet Street, An Dong Ward, said she received a notice that Ta Trach Lake in the upper reaches of the Huong River was releasing water downstream due to heavy rain, but she did not expect the flood to rise so quickly, leaving her husband and her unable to react in time.

"In the afternoon, seeing that it wasn't raining and the flood water in the river was rising slowly, we were complacent and didn't clear our stalls to avoid flooding. After just a few hours, the water flooded the street and entered the shop," said Ms. My Ni.

Cars submerged by floodwaters in Kiem Hue area. Photo: Van An

According to the Thua Thien Hue Hydrometeorological Station, due to the influence of cold air and high-altitude easterly winds, in the past 24 hours, Thua Thien Hue has had very heavy rain. The rainfall in Huong Son was up to 910 mm, Thuong Quang 870 mm, Thuong Lo 815 mm, Thuong Nhat 790 mm, and Bach Ma 790 mm.

It is forecasted that heavy rain will continue, floods on rivers will rise rapidly, Huong River will reach 4 m, exceeding alert level 3 by 0.5 m (approximately the flood peak in 2022); Bo River will rise to 3.65 m, exceeding alert level 2 by 0.65 m; Truoi River will rise to 3 m.

Thua Thien Hue Provincial People's Committee has given all students a day off tomorrow to avoid flooding.

In addition to Thua Thien Hue, previously Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai also had heavy rain, causing localized flooding and landslides on some roads.

Vo Thanh

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