Hoi An Town severely submerged

The World Cultural Heritage Site of Hoi An Town in the central province of Quang Nam, has been inundated by serious flooding following prolonged torrential rains and water discharges from upstream hydropower reservoirs.

The World Cultural Heritage Site of Hoi An Town in the central province of Quang Nam, has been inundated by serious flooding following prolonged torrential rains and water discharges from upstream hydropower reservoirs.

Several hydropower plants in the central region have started discharging water from their reservoirs at a flow rate from 200 to 2,000 cubic metres per second from 7 pm Monday, worsening the flooding in Hoi An.

Districts of Quang Nam next to the Thu Bon River, including Duy Xuyen, Dien Ban, Dai Loc have also been affected.

 

Hoi An Market put under water

The Japanese Bridge’s high-water level

Local streets turned into rivers

 

Tourists captured the flooding in the town

 

Some travellers even hired boats to enjoy the town, but deeply-flooded are banned from entry.

This year, due to Covid-19, the number of tourists to Hoi An has sharply fallen so the boat service attracts fewer customer.