On the afternoon of September 23, heavy rain continued to pour down on Ho Chi Minh City after stopping at noon. The rain was right at the time when people were starting to finish working, causing many roads to be flooded, traffic jams to last, and people struggled to move through flooded sections to go home.
According to Lao Dong's records, in the area under Ba Son bridge, in the Thu Thiem new urban area, flooding caused many motorbikes to stall, and people had to get out of their vehicles and walk through the flooded section. Behind, the traffic jam was prolonged due to the increased number of vehicles during rush hour. Functional forces had to deploy pumps to support drainage for this area.
Mr. Pham Duy Anh (Binh Trung ward, Ho Chi Minh City) on his way home said: "It rained heavily from morning, it stopped by noon, but it rained again in the afternoon. I finished working right when the road was flooded, so there were many cars, now I have to wait for the water to recede before I dare to pass because last night I broke down in this area.
Ms. Tran Khanh An (Gia Dinh ward, Ho Chi Minh City) shared that heavy rain caused the water to rise quickly, making travel difficult.
At rush hour, there is a lot of traffic, so as soon as there is a section flooded, it is very long behind. The road to my house is still 5km, but now it is deeply flooded and stuck here like this, making the road to my house much more difficult," Ms. An said.
According to records, heavy rain combined with increased traffic at the end of the day caused many roads to be both flooded and congested. People had to spend more time moving, some people actively stopped to wait for the water to recede or looked for other alternative routes.
On Xo Viet Nghe Tinh street, the stream of vehicles stretching in the rain continued on the afternoon of September 23. Many motorbikes had to drive through flooded sections, and some people got out to push their vehicles when they could not continue moving. A similar situation also occurred on Dinh Bo Linh street.
In some areas at risk of deep flooding, functional forces continue to regulate traffic, support people and deploy drainage pumps. People moving should slow down, keep a distance and be cautious when passing through deep flooded areas.
