A series of vehicles stalled, people waded through water to return home after heavy rain

(NLDO) - At the flooded "navel" of Nguyen Van Khoi, the water was almost half way up a motorbike's wheel. Many people and vehicles had to wade through the water to pass through here.

At around 7pm on December 27, the rain began to stop in Go Vap district, Ho Chi Minh City. However, many roads in this district such as Phan Huy Ich, Pham Van Chieu, Nguyen Van Khoi were still submerged in water.

People struggle to move on the road

The heavy rain that lasted more than an hour before quickly flooded these roads.

The street is full of water

The rain and flooding occurred during rush hour, causing traffic chaos. Traffic jams continued for long periods. Many vehicles stalled while passing through flooded sections, forcing their owners to push them through on foot.

People push their dead motorbikes through flooded areas

Shops on both sides of the street also quickly fell into a state of sluggish business.

At the flooded "navel" Nguyen Van Khoi, the water was almost half way up a motorbike's wheel. Many people and vehicles had to wade through the water to pass here.

Nguyen Van Khoi flooded navel

Many people chose to stop on the sidewalk, wait for the water to recede before continuing.

The Southern Hydrometeorological Station said that since 4 p.m. the same day, thunderstorms have been developing and causing rain with thunderstorms and lightning in the districts of Can Gio, Binh Chanh, Hoc Mon, Cu Chi, Binh Tan district and Thu Duc city (HCMC).

Traffic jam

In addition, the cloud area developed strongly in Dong Nai and Binh Duong provinces and expanded towards Ho Chi Minh City. Therefore, in the evening of the same day, these areas had rain with thunderstorms and lightning. Then expanded to neighboring areas.

Rainfall is forecast to generally range from 5-15 mm, with some places over 30 mm. During thunderstorms, watch out for tornadoes, hail and strong gusts of wind of about level 5-7, heavy rain causing localized flooding.

A series of cars stalled while passing through flooded sections.

After 7:00 p.m., Nguyen Van Khoi Street is still deeply flooded.

According to information from the HCM City Urban Railway Management Board, at around 5:25 p.m. the same day, heavy rain with thunderstorms and lightning caused the electrical safety protection system of the entire Metro Line 1 to be activated.

People and vehicles wade through water to get home

Therefore, the HCM City Urban Railway Management Board and Urban Railway Company No. 1 have decided to temporarily suspend the train schedule and bring the trains back to the stations to ensure passenger safety. At the same time, they are conducting an inspection of the entire system of the line. Station staff have reassured and guided passengers to move safely.

According to the HCM City Urban Railway Management Board, in the initial phase of operation, the decision to stop and review the entire system according to the process to ensure absolute safety is extremely necessary; although it has an impact and causes delays for passengers.

According to this unit, after checking and finding no abnormalities, the relevant units decided to allow the train to operate again.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/loat-xe-chet-may-nguoi-dan-loi-nuoc-ve-nha-sau-tran-mua-to-196241227191525789.htm