On February 20th (the 4th day of the Binh Ngo Tet), a large number of tourists continued to move to the Vung Tau area (Ho Chi Minh City) for spring travel. Real-world records show that the number of tourists in Vung Tau increased significantly compared to previous days.
A large number of vehicles moved to Vung Tau, causing many intersections on 3/2 street - the main road to Vung Tau ward - to be congested in many places, especially at red light intersections. In some places, vehicles were congested for nearly 1 km. At the same time, the number of passengers leaving Vung Tau was quite large, causing minor congestion in the direction out of Vung Tau on this route.
And in the central area, from early morning to the afternoon of the 4th day of Tet, vehicles gathered very crowded in the Bai Sau and Bai Truoc areas. Many main roads such as Thuy Van, Hoang Hoa Tham, Quang Trung, Tran Phu... continuously experienced traffic jams.
The peak is around 4 pm - 6 pm, nearly 3 km on Thuy Van street (Bai Sau area) is packed with vehicles. Many branch routes are also jammed due to quite a lot of vehicles turning in to find a way out. Parking lots arranged by the locality in this area are always overloaded.
According to the Vung Tau Ward Public Service Supply Center, on the 4th day of Tet, the locality is estimated to welcome more than 66,000 visitors to celebrate spring. Coastal rescue forces have worked at full capacity to ensure safety for tourists.
Thereby, promptly rescuing and bringing ashore many tourists who slipped into the whirlpool; providing first aid and timely transferring 2 cases, their health has stabilized; searching, receiving care and returning 16 stray children to their families safely.
