High tide reaches peak, roads in Ho Chi Minh City are deeply flooded, people struggle to return home

    Chân Phúc |

    HCMC - High tides make it difficult for people to travel and live.

    Chieu 5.12, trieu cuong tren he thong song Sai Gon dang cao khien nhieu tuyen duong o cac khu vuc trung, thap tai TPHCM bi ngap sau.
    On the afternoon of December 5, high tides on the Saigon River system caused many roads in low-lying areas in Ho Chi Minh City to be deeply flooded.
    Ghi nhan cua Lao Dong, tai duong Rach Cung (phuong Binh Dong), tu khoang 16h, nuoc o kenh Doi da dang len, khien mat duong bi ngap sau tu 30-50cm.
    According to Lao Dong, on Rach Cung Street (Binh Dong Ward), from around 4pm, the water in Doi Canal rose, causing flooding 30-50cm deep.
    Nuoc ngap toi hon nua banh xe, mot so phuong tien bi chet may, buoc nguoi dan phai xuong dat bo ve nha.
    The water was more than half the wheel, some vehicles stalled, forcing people to get out and walk home.
    Tre em duoc nguoi lon cong qua doan ngap.
    Children are carried by adults through flooded sections.
    Ba Cam Le (phuong Binh Dong) cho biet,
    Ms. Cam Le (Binh Dong ward) said that every time the tide rises, causing flooding, water floods into her house many times, damaging her furniture. "The house is located near the riverbank so we don't know how to cope, we just know how to endure it," said Ms. Le.
    Den hon 17h, can nha cua ba Le da bi nuoc tran vao.
    By 5:00 p.m., Ms. Le's house had been flooded.
    Nhung ho dan song ben duong Rach Cung luon chuan bi san bao cat de “dap de“, ngan nuoc tran vao nha.
    Households living on Rach Cung Street always prepare sandbags to " close the dike" to prevent water from flooding into their homes.
    Nguoi phu nu suyt nga khi di chuyen qua doan duong ngap.
    The woman wandered and lost her balance while moving through a flooded road.
    Theo Dai Khi tuong Thuy van Nam Bo, dinh trieu trong dot nay co kha nang xuat hien vao ngay 5-6.12. Nguoi dan can canh giac voi mua lon ket hop gio Dong Bac manh cap 6, giat cap 7-8 va trieu cao, co the gay ngap ung tai cac vung trung thap, ven song, anh huong giao thong va hoat dong kinh te - xa hoi trong khu vuc.
    According to the Southern Hydrometeorological Station, the peak tide in this period will appear on December 5-6. People need to be vigilant against heavy rain combined with strong Northeast winds of level 6, gusting to level 7-8 and high tides, which can cause flooding in low-lying areas, along rivers, affecting traffic and socio-economic activities in the area.
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