On May 17, Hai Phong City Hydrometeorological Station announced an emergency flood warning level 1 in Hai Phong City.
Accordingly, at noon and in the afternoon of the same day, Hai Phong continued to have rain, moderate rain, common rainfall from 20 - 40 mm, in some places higher.
Due to heavy rainfall in a short time, the drainage system may be overloaded, causing local flooding in many areas. Functional agencies have cordoned off a series of central streets with a risk of deep flooding from 0.1-0.3 m such as streets in Hai Duong ward (Do Luong, Nguyen Van To); Thanh Dong ward (northern Ngo Quyen area, Han bridge, Quan Thanh, Hoang Dieu, Tran Canh, Phan Dinh Phung, Dinh Dam) and Le Thanh Nghi ward (Tuy Hoa, Ngan Son, Pham Ngu Lao, Ba Trieu, Dang Quoc Chinh, Mac Dinh Chi, Nguyen Luong Bang, Vu Huu, Nguyen Thi Due, Duc Minh).
Other major roads in Tan Hung, Kien An, Hong Bang, Gia Vien, An Bien, Le Chan and Ngo Quyen with familiar streets such as Tran Tat Van, Tran Hung Dao, Cau Binh, Le Loi, Luong Khanh Thien, Tran Nguyen Han, Thien Loi, Dinh Dong, To Hieu, Lach Tray, Cau Dat, Le Lai, Da Nang are also in flood risk areas.
The meteorological agency assessed that this flood will have a significant impact on people's traffic, flooding water may enter houses and damage furniture, to prevent dangerous low-lying spots and deep manholes.
According to a report by Hai Phong Drainage One Member Limited Liability Company, from the early morning of May 17, widespread rain appeared with heavy rainfall, commonly from 80-110 mm, some places exceeding 125 mm. The time of heavy rain also coincided with the high tide on the Tam Bac River, putting great pressure on the urban drainage system. Many roads in Hong Bang, Le Chan, Ngo Quyen and Hai An areas appeared flooded such as Dinh Dong, To Hieu, Chua Hang, Tran Nguyen Han, Dong Khe, Lach Tray, Le Hong Phong, Nguyen Binh Khiem...
Some locations are flooded from 20-40 cm deep, stretching tens to hundreds of meters. Functional forces continue to be on duty at key points, maximizing the operation of drainage pumping systems to limit the impact of heavy rain on people's lives and urban traffic.
