On the afternoon of October 27, information from the Railway Transport Joint Stock Company said that due to the flooding situation in Hue, the railway industry will stop running some trains departing that evening, including: SE1/2, SE3/4 in Hanoi and Saigon; SE19/20 in Hanoi and Da Nang.
On October 28 and 29, the "Heritage Connection" pair HD1/2, HD3/4 in Hue and Da Nang stopped running.
Passengers who have tickets for the above trains must return their tickets at the station within 30 days and do not have to pay a fee. The Railway industry informs passengers via SMS messages, Zalo recommends that passengers on the train pay attention to the notification messages.
According to the forecast of the Hue City Hydrometeorological Station, from now until October 29, there will be heavy to very heavy rain, with a total rainfall of 250 - 500 mm, some places over 700 mm.
Currently, the water level on the Huong and Bo rivers has exceeded alert level III; the O Lau, Truoi rivers, and Bu Lu rivers are at high levels, causing severe flooding in 32 communes/wards such as Phong Dinh, Phong Phu, Phong Thai, Dan Dien, Quang Dien, Hoa Chau, Duong No, Thuan An, Huong Tra, Kim Long, Loc An, Hung Loc, etc.
National Highway 1 through Phu Loc, Loc An, Hung Loc communes was deeply flooded, water from Bach Ma range overflowed onto the road, urban areas and industrial parks were also affected.
