On June 11, the leader of the People's Committee of Long Duc commune, Long Thanh district confirmed to a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper that the rain greater than 1 hour on the evening of June 10 caused flooding in households in the area.
Accordingly, these households in Zone 12, Long Duc Commune, Long Thanh District, live near the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway project under construction. According to the representative of the People's Committee of Long Duc commune, the cause of local flooding is that the excavation and filling process of the expressway project has blocked the flow.
Currently, the People's Committee of Long Duc commune has contacted the investor to request the contractor to handle and clear the flow.
Also on June 11, informing reporters, residents of group 12, zone 12, Long Duc commune said that after the heavy rain that occurred on the afternoon of June 10, many houses were heavily flooded. By the morning of June 11, the water had receded but was still flooded.
Some images of a house in Long Duc commune, Long Thanh district, Dong Nai province that was flooded on the morning of June 11, provided by local residents:
Previously, on May 21, the People's Committee of Long Duc commune also said that after the heavy rain on the afternoon of May 21 caused flooding for some households near the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway Component 1 project, the People's Committee of the commune reported to the People's Committee of Long Thanh district to the Provincial Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board to request the contractor to have solutions to clear the ditch.
Then, on May 22, the Department of Construction sent a document to the Provincial Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board; the People's Committee of Bien Hoa City, Long Thanh District, Nhon Trach District and contractors to urgently inspect and overcome the situation of flooding and property damage around the construction area of the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway project (phase 1) and the construction project of Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3, the section passing through Dong Nai province due to heavy rain.
