Recorded on September 10, on Nguyen Van Khoi street, Ho Chi Minh City, rainwater rose rapidly after heavy rain. The road surface was deeply flooded, making it difficult for motorbikes to move.
I go home from work when it rains heavily, the water rises quite quickly. In sections like this, motorbikes are very easy to stall, and if you try to drive fast, it is not safe" - Ms. Phuong Thao (living in Go Vap ward) said.
In some low-lying sections, water concentrated quickly, overflowing onto the sidewalks. Vehicles lined up moving slowly, while pedestrians had to find ways to avoid high water levels.
Mr. Ha Quoc Anh (living in An Hoi Tay ward) said: "If you run carelessly into a flooded road section, it will be very dangerous.
On some other roads such as Phan Huy Ich, Pham Van Chieu, Hiep Binh, Quoc Huong..., the water also rose, and many vehicles stalled.
On the afternoon of September 10, at a press conference providing information on socio-economic issues in Ho Chi Minh City, Mr. Trinh Quoc Dung - Deputy Head of the Technical Infrastructure Department, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction, said that the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has issued a drainage and flood control plan for 2026 with many solutions, including the target of completing 9 key projects to completely solve 3/50 flooded locations from 30cm or more, with flooding time exceeding 30 minutes in the area. For the remaining locations, the Department has advised the People's Committee on flood control handling plans in the 2026-2030 period and is waiting for consideration and approval.
The Department also regularly directs the organization of maintenance and dredging of sewers, canals, and ditches for drainage; installs additional tide control valves and operates pumping stations effectively to increase drainage capacity. When an incident occurs, management units will launch a rescue plan and arrange 24/7 mobile duty.
