Businesses and the lives of local people in Ho Chi Minh City were affected by severe flood tides on the evening of December 13.
Several areas in the city, especially road sections from Rach Cat Footbridge to Phu Dinh Bridge in District 8’s Ward 16 were particularly affected.
Local residents tried to prevent water from flowing into their houses. Several enterprises and organisations were compelled to temporarily halt operations due to the flood tides.
The waters caused chaos at peak hours leaving vehicles flooded.
Le Kim Hoa, a fruit seller in Phu Dinh Road of Ward 16, said, “Such flood tides have impeded me being able to earn a living as I haven’t been able to sell anything for nearly two hours. On a normal day I could sell half of my stock during the same time.”
The same situation was seen in several areas, including Luong Dinh Cua Street in District 2, Huynh Tan Phat Street in District 7 and An Duong Vuong Street in District 8.
According to the Southern Hydrometeorology Station, the food tides will reach their peak from December 14-16 from 4-7am and from 4-7pm, seriously affecting the lower lying areas of the Saigon-Dong Nai river systems.
Flood tides may reach 1.6-1.63 metres at Phu An on the Saigon River and at Nha Be on the Kenh Dong Dien Canal.
In the Mekong Delta region, the flood tides may peak at 1.8-1.85 metres at Can Tho Station in Hau River and at from 1.7-1.75 metres at My Thuan on the Tien River.
Some photos taken from the flood tides in HCM City on December 13:
Tired of wading through water
Flooded engines
Slow sales
Pumping water out of the city
