According to Do Tan Long, deputy head of the Infrastructure Management Centre under the HCM City Construction Department, as many as 15 local main streets and alleys are usually left under water when it is heavily rainy. Two areas in Thu Duc District and one in Go Vap District are hardest hit.
The severe flooding in HCM City (Photo by Nguoi Lao dong)
The first area in Thu Duc City includes Thao Dien, Quoc Huong and Nguyen Van Huong streets. The second area covers the old Thu Duc Market and the streets of Vo Van Ngan, Dang Thi Ranh, Duong Van Cam and Kha Van Can.
Meanwhile, in Go Vap District, the streets of Le Van Tho, Le Duc Tho and Nguyen Van Khoi often witnessed inundation during the rainy weather.
Heavy rains have damaged roads around the old Thu Duc Market, creating potholes.
Long added that the city had dredged the local river and canal system to help facilitate drainage.
The city has also carried out many anti-flooding projects, including a project to improve the environment in the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Basin, and a drainage improvement project around the Thu Duc old market area.
