According to Lao Dong, on some streets such as Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Ly Thai To, 3 Thang 2, Nguyen Huu Canh..., traffic was congested, traffic moved slowly, and inching forward.
Mr. Van Thien, who lives in Vuon Lai ward, said: It takes me nearly 15 minutes to travel on Ly Thai To street, while normally it only takes about 5 minutes. Heavy rain and heavy traffic have caused almost no way out.
At the foot of Saigon Bridge, people have to wait until 2-3 red lights to continue traffic.
At around 6:30 p.m., heavy rain continued to occur with thunder and lightning. Many people who go home from work have to stop in the heavy rain, making travel even more difficult. Some low-lying roads are also partially flooded, causing motorbikes to stall in large numbers and causing traffic disruption.
Traffic police and militia were mobilized to direct traffic and support people, however, due to the large number of vehicles, the congestion was slow to be cleared.
According to the Southern Hydrometeorological Station, in the next 30 minutes to 3 hours, thunderstorms will continue to develop, causing showers, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning in all neighborhoods, hamlets, villages, ... in the wards/communes of Tan Phuoc, An Thoi Dong, Thanh An, Phu My, Hiep Phuoc, Binh Khanh, Phu Dinh..., then expanding to other neighboring areas.
Rainfall is generally from 10-40 mm, in some places over 50 mm. During thunderstorms, beware of tornadoes, hail and strong gusts of wind of about level 5-7 (8-17 m/s), heavy rain causing local flooding.
