On the evening of August 30, Ba Ria - Vung Tau experienced widespread heavy rain, accompanied by thunderstorms, affecting the lives and traffic of many people in the area.
From around 8:30 p.m., heavy rain began to appear in Phu My town. By around 9 p.m., heavy rain appeared in many localities such as Vung Tau, Long Dien, Dat Do...
Recorded in Vung Tau City , many main roads such as 3/2, Le Hong Phong, Nguyen An Ninh, Pham Hong Thai... were quickly flooded by heavy rain, the water could not drain fast enough. Some houses of people in low-lying areas had water entering their houses.
"The area near Gieng Nuoc intersection has places where the water is above the knees, motorbikes cannot move," said Mr. Pham Toan (a resident).
Ms. Tram informed: "Ward 7, Vung Tau City is flooded more than 1/3 of the wheel, many trees have broken branches and fallen down".
At the same time, some places had strong storms that caused trees to fall and power outages even during the rain. Fallen trees blocked roads, making it impossible for vehicles to pass, and power outages affected the daily lives of residents in the area.
After more than 30 minutes of torrential rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning, at around 9:30 p.m., the rain gradually eased and then stopped completely. Authorities began to deal with fallen trees, fix power problems, and restore people's lives.
