On the 3rd day of heavy rain in Ho Chi Minh City, many roads were flooded like rivers again.

At around 4pm on June 30, many places in Ho Chi Minh City experienced rain lasting more than an hour. The heavy rain caused many roads to be severely flooded.

Nguyen Van Khoi Street, one of the familiar 'flooding hotspots' in Go Vap District. Three consecutive days of heavy rain have made it difficult for people to travel through this section of the street during the afternoon rush hour. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Although the rain has stopped for a long time, the water has not receded, while the number of vehicles is increasing, making it very difficult to move. Photo: Dinh Tuyen.

Notably, this is the third consecutive heavy rain in 3 days and also caused widespread flooding on "flood-prone" roads.

Like the 'flood center' area of Go Vap district, there are a series of roads such as Le Van Tho, Le Duc Tho, Nguyen Van Khoi. In Thu Duc City, there are roads such as Vo Van Ngan, Dang Thi Ranh, Duong Van Cam, Kha Van Can, To Ngoc Van...

Water supply and drainage company staff clean garbage on manhole covers and support people whose vehicles have stalled. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Due to the flooded roads, in some places, more than half a meter deep, people had difficulty traveling and their daily lives were affected. Many businesses had their houses flooded, causing damage to their furniture and forcing them to close early.

Familiar 'flooding areas' in Thu Duc City on the afternoon of June 30. Photo: UDI Maps.

Previously, the Southern Region Hydrometeorological Station warned that satellite cloud images, weather radar images and lightning positioning showed that thunderstorms were developing and causing rain and thunderstorms in the areas of Can Gio, Binh Chanh, Nha Be, and the central districts, Hoc Mon, Cu Chi, and Thu Duc City.

In addition, convective clouds developing in Tay Ninh, Binh Duong, and Long An tend to move toward Ho Chi Minh City, causing rain.

Accordingly, this agency warns that thunderstorms will continue to develop, causing showers with thunderstorms and lightning, with rainfall ranging from 10-20mm, with some places exceeding 30mm. During thunderstorms, watch out for tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind of about level 5-6 (8-14m/s).

'Strange white foam, strong foul smell' appears during heavy rains in Dong Nai Dozens of households in Hoa An ward (Bien Hoa city, Dong Nai) are often severely flooded after heavy rains. Especially the phenomenon of "strange white foam, strong foul smell" floating on the water surface, flooding into residential areas.

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