In recent days, the area from Hue to Quang Ngai has recorded common rainfall of 400-600 mm, with Bach Ma peak alone exceeding 2,000 mm. River water levels rose, in some places exceeding the historical flood level in 2020.
Severe flooding in many locations from Hue to Quang Ngai has paralyzed tourism activities.
Ms. Roisin Bracken (25 years old, Ireland) experienced a flood on October 26-27 in Hue. Before moving to the Central region, she was warned by a tour guide in Ha Giang about the weather that could cause heavy rain in Hue.
The female tourist shared: "When we flew to Hue, it was raining very heavily. Therefore, we did not do much, mainly sitting and drinking coffee and then going back to the hotel to rest overnight. We agreed that we would not go through planned tourist destinations such as the famous salted coffee shop in Dang Thai Than, Dai Noi Hue, Dong Ba market, abandoned water park or attend Madam Tran's cooking class".
"Although we come from a land with a lot of rain, we have never seen flooding this heavily," Ms. Roisin added.
This was also the first time an Irish female tourist has sat on a wooden boat to travel in the city. After a night in Hue, she and her friend planned to move to Hoi An. Therefore, the hotel helped her find a boat to escape the flooded area.
She said: "I personally really feel worried about the local people living in flooded areas. Hopefully they will overcome this period strongly. And we decided to return to Hue in December to carry out activities that we have not been able to do on this trip."
Mr. Braden M (32 years old, Australia) has witnessed flooding in his hometown many times, but for him, the flood during this trip to Hoi An was actually much worse. He arrived in Hoi An 4 days before the ancient town was submerged in water.
The male tourist said: "My travel plans were somewhat affected. I just thought it would rain but I didn't think the flood would be so severe. On the first day of heavy rain, I chose to sit in a coffee shop; the second day, I just stayed in a hotel; the third day started to flood and on the fourth day, our hotel was also flooded."
That day, Mr. Braden kept waking up all night to check the water level. At 5am, he was informed by the hotel team that he would take a boat to evacuate to areas with higher positions.
"The flooding also made me a little disappointed about my trip because I wanted to experience the cuisine and scenery of the old town. However, I always have a love for Hoi An. This experience is also a new thing. Vietnam is great, I like to eat Quang noodles and I will definitely return to Hoi An in the future," Mr. Braden confided.
According to Hue City Metro Station, Hue City will have heavy rain, very heavy rain. Total rainfall from 8:00 a.m. on October 28 to 8:00 a.m. on October 29 in the plains was generally 50-120mm, in some places higher such as Nam Dong 151.4mm, Thuong Nhat 195.8mm, Hong Trung 212.6mm.
It is forecasted that in the next 24 to 48 hours, from this morning, October 29 to the morning of October 31, in Hue city, there will be moderate rain, heavy rain, and very heavy rain in some places. Total rainfall in the plains is generally 50-100mm, in some places over 150mm; in mountainous areas 100-200mm, in some places over 300mm.
Currently, floods on rivers in Hue City are receding slowly. It is forecasted that in the next 12 hours, floods on rivers will fluctuate slightly but continue to decrease and will be below level 3.
Millions of arms turn to compatriots affected by storms and floods
Consecutive storms 8, 9,10, 11 and floods have left at least 67 people dead, missing, and 165 injured; many houses and production and business establishments have had their roofs blown off and suffered heavy damage.
People across the northern mountainous provinces and the central provinces are struggling to cope with floods and heavy losses in human lives and property due to floods and thunderstorms.
"A piece of food when hungry is worth a package when full", with the spirit of mutual love that has always been a beautiful image of the Vietnamese people, the Golden Heart Social Charity Fund calls on domestic and foreign philanthropists to join hands to share with people affected by floods to have food, clothing, shelter, students with books to go to school...
Please send any help to: Golden Heart Social Society Fund, No. 51 Hang Bo, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi. Phone: 024.39232756. Account number (STK): 113000000758 at Vietinbank Hoan Kiem Branch, Hanoi. STK: 0021000303088 - at Vietcombank - Hanoi Branch, STK: 12410001122556 - at BIDV - Hoan Kiem Branch.
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