Heavy rain in Phu Quoc, water flooded into people's houses at midnight

On the morning of September 18, the Kien Giang Province Hydrometeorological Station issued a warning of thunderstorms, lightning and heavy rain in the province.

Specifically, satellite images and weather radar images recorded a convective cloud area developing and causing thunderstorms in some areas such as: Phu Quoc - Nam Du - An Minh sea area; coastal areas from Ha Tien - Hon Dat, Chau Thanh, An Bien, An Minh.

Kien Giang Province Hydrometeorological Station warned that these convective clouds will continue to develop, causing heavy rain in Phu Quoc City.

Prolonged heavy rain caused deep flooding in the center of Phu Quoc city (Photo: Provided by local people).

On the same morning, many places in Phu Quoc City experienced localized flooding. The deepest level of flooding was up to 70cm. Rainfall was generally 20-40mm/h, with some places over 60mm/h. The forecasted disaster risk level was level 1.

People in deeply flooded areas in Phu Quoc City in Cay Thong Trong, Cay Thong Ngoai, Ben Tram hamlets, etc. are urgently evacuating their belongings. Some of their belongings such as motorbikes, mattresses, etc. were not moved in time, causing serious damage.

"It rained from last night until this morning. My family was sleeping when the water flooded and we had to wake up to move our belongings," said Mr. Tran Tien (Cay Thong Trong hamlet, Cua Duong commune).

According to Mr. Tien, many hamlets in Cua Duong commune have recorded water levels above people's knees.

Water flooded into people's houses causing serious property damage (Photo: Provided by people).

In mid-July, Phu Quoc also experienced heavy rain due to the influence of a tropical depression, forcing the city government to evacuate and rescue dozens of households from deeply flooded areas.

According to the latest update from Dan Tri reporter, due to bad weather, the boat to Phu Quoc and other islands in Kien Giang province continues to be temporarily suspended. In many groups in Phu Quoc city, tourists have started looking for accommodation because they are stuck.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/xa-hoi/mua-lon-o-phu-quoc-nuoc-tran-vao-nha-dan-luc-nua-dem-20240918111032270.htm