Ho Chi Minh City has addressed flooding in many places, yet its fragmented infrastructure, delayed works, and increasing rainfall and high tides mean many areas still suffer from severe waterlogging.
Детали события Heavy rains from late September to early October caused severe flooding along many roads, disrupting traffic.
On the afternoon of Sept. 30, Phan Huy Ich Street in Tan Son Ward was under nearly a meter of water along an 800-meter stretch, according to the Center for Transport and Technical Infrastructure Management.
A woman named Phuong Thanh, 33, who lives at Phuc Yen 1 Apartment Building on the street, said it often floods during heavy rains, but never as badly as on that day.
"The water reached an adult's waist," said Thanh, who decided to leave her motorbike at a shop and waded home to be safer.
According to the Construction Department, Phan Huy Ich Street lies at the intersection of several small drainage basins.
Most of the water flows into the Hy Vong Canal before draining into the Tham Luong-Ben Cat Canal, but the aging drain pipes there are too narrow to handle the volume, while the canal has also deteriorated and been encroached upon.
It receives runoff from multiple roads, which often overwhelms the drainage system.
This problem is not limited to Phan Huy Ich.