Nam Dinh City is filled with history, people rush to 'run things' at night

According to the forecast of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, from the night of September 9 to September 11, the Northern Delta and coastal areas, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An will have moderate rain, heavy rain, and in some places very heavy rain with common rainfall of 70-150mm, locally over 300mm.

According to the reporter, in Nam Dinh province, on the night of September 9 and the early morning of September 10, there was widespread heavy rain. In Nam Dinh city alone, the heavy rain lasted for about 2 hours, causing flooding on many streets such as Le Hong Phong, Quang Trung, Tran Bich San, Do Huy Rua, ... in some places, the water was more than 1 meter deep. At the same time, many streets had power outages.

The water flooded so quickly that many households were unable to react in time. Some people's vehicles were submerged in water.

Speaking to reporters last night, the leader of Nam Dinh City People's Committee said that according to preliminary assessments, tonight's rainfall was around 300-400mm. This historic rain has caused widespread flooding in Nam Dinh City. Currently, pumping stations are operating at full capacity to try to drain the water as quickly as possible.

However, due to all the sewers and roads in the city being heavily flooded, coupled with high tides and rising river water, pumping and drainage work encountered many difficulties.

In a hurry to move his belongings, Mr. Vu Van Ha (62 years old, Nang Tinh ward, Nam Dinh city) said: “I have never seen such terrible flooding. It has only been raining for less than 2 hours and water has already flooded into the house. Due to flooding in the middle of the night and power outage, my family did not have time to pack up their belongings, perhaps many assets such as refrigerators, electric cars, etc. will be damaged.”

House on Do Huy Rua street, water level is nearly 40cm.

Ms. Tran Kim Hue (50 years old) hurriedly brought electrical appliances to a high position.

On Dao Tan street, the water level under the road is up to nearly 90cm in some places.

Many vehicles stalled in the rain.

“To ensure the safety of the people, as soon as the heavy rain occurred, the city urgently directed the functional forces to assist the people at 181 and 207 Hoang Van Thu Street to evacuate to the medical station that night, because these temporary houses were degraded and at risk of collapse. These are also households that must be evacuated,” added the leader of Nam Dinh City People's Committee.

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