People are miserable because of high tides, water flooded from house to alley

    Nguyên Chân |

    High tides on the afternoon of November 16 caused many low-lying areas in Ho Chi Minh City to be deeply flooded, with water flooding into houses, affecting people's lives.

    Khoang 16h, tai doan duong Phu Dinh (phuong 16, quan 8) nuoc dang cao tran vao mot so nha dan gay nen tinh trang ngap ung. Giao thong qua khu vuc nay gap nhieu kho khan.
    At around 4 p.m., on Phu Dinh Street (Ward 16, District 8), water rose high, causing many sections of the road to be deeply flooded, making traffic through this area difficult.
    Nuoc ngap sau tu khoang 30-60cm, nhieu nha dan bi nuoc tran vao gay hu hong do dung sinh hoat.
    The water was about 30-60cm deep. The water rose high, covering the damaged road surfaces, forcing people to move slowly.
    Nhung ho dan noi day phai dung van, bao cat,... dap thanh de chan truoc cua nha de ngan nuoc tran vao.
    Households here have to use planks, sandbags,... to build a dike in front of their houses to prevent water from flooding in.
    Ba Tuyet Mai (59 tuoi) cho biet, hom nay la ngay thu 2 cua dot trieu cuong nay, ngay mai nuoc se con len lon hon nua. “Phai dap nhu nay chu khong nuoc tran vao nha. Bay gio dat, den khoang 8h toi nuoc rut thi thao ra. Den khoang 3h sang tiep tuc dap lai“, ba Tuyet Mai noi
    Ms. Tuyet Mai (59 years old) said that today is the second day of this high tide, tomorrow the water will rise even higher. "We have to build it like this or the water will flood into the house. We build it now, and when the water recedes around 8pm, we will remove it. We will build it again around 3am," Ms. Tuyet Mai said.

    Hinh anh
    A familiar image, easily seen when passing through this road on high tide days.
    Mot so ho dan phai su dung may bom de hut nuoc tu trong nha ra ngoai.
    Some households have to use additional pumps to pump water from inside the house to outside.
    Nuoc ngap lenh lang truoc mot nha dan.
    Water flooded a house along this road.
    Xe cua nguoi dan ong bi chet may, phai xuong dat bo.
    This man's car died and he had to get out and walk.
    Dai Khi tuong Thuy van khu vuc Nam bo cho biet hom nay 15/11, muc nuoc tai hau het cac tram vung ha luu he thong song Sai Gon – Dong Nai bien doi cham va duy tri o muc cao. Trong do, muc nuoc cao nhat ngay tai cac tram Phu An (song Sai Gon) va tram Nha Be (kenh Dong Dien) deu vuot Bao dong 3.
    The Southern Hydrometeorological Station said today (November 16), the water level at most stations in the downstream of the Saigon - Dong Nai river system will change slowly for another 1-2 days and then decrease again. In particular, the highest water level of the day at Phu An station (Saigon river) and Nha Be station (Dong Dien canal) both exceeded alert level 3.
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