The heavy rain continued for a long time, so on the morning of July 27, sand from the high hills followed the rainwater and poured down onto Nguyen Thong Street, in front of house number 300, Phu Hai Ward, Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan.
Recorded at the scene, red sand accumulated on the road surface to form a thick and mushy layer, stretching and sinking. Some motorbikes tried to run through the flowing sand and their wheels sunk and people helped them carry them out. There are cars whose wheels have sunk and stand still.
The authorities of Phu Hai ward were present at the scene, regulating traffic on Vo Nguyen Giap street (parallel to Nguyen Thong street) to the direction of Ham Tien - Mui Ne, especially today is the weekend. So there is a lot of tourist car traffic.
Red sand also spilled into the yards of houses along the road.
Excavators and bulldozers were mobilized to the scene to scoop up the red sand layer on the road surface and pour it onto dump trucks to clean up the overflowing sand. Leaders of Phan Thiet City People's Committee were also present at the scene to direct the recovery.
According to local people, this is not the first time red sand has spilled onto the road at this location. During heavy rain , this situation often occurs.