Can Tho: high tide has flooded many streets



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This morning, October 18, the high tide of the Hau River rose so that many roads in Can Tho city center were deeply flooded. Cach Mang Thang Tam, Huynh Cuong, Tran Hung Dao Street … seriously flooded.

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Ly Tu Trong Street, Ninh Kieu district, was deeply flooded this morning (photo by Pham Trung)

Previously, on October 17, the water level in the Hau River was recorded up to 2 m (equivalent to alarm III), flooding streets in the districts of Ninh Kieu, Binh Thuy, O Mon and Cai Rang, affecting traffic. life and commerce activities of the local population.

According to the Can Tho City Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention – Search and Rescue, the peak tidal level in Can Tho city rivers and canals is rising rapidly and to a high level during spring tide to early September of the lunar calendar.

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Tran Hung Dao Street (photo by Pham Trung)
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Cach Mang Thang Street 8

Can Tho city in the next 3 days, from October 18 to October 20, 2020 (from the 2nd to the 4th of the 9th lunar month), predicts the highest tidal peak in the Hau River from 2.1m to 2, 15 m (higher than alarm III is 0.1 m to 0.15 m).

The time of peak tide in the early morning is from 6 to 8 am and in the afternoon from 18 to 20 pm It is likely that the level of risk of natural disasters caused by high tide will reach level 3. The urban districts, low-lying areas remain deeply submerged in water …

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A villager is drinking coffee and the water overflows him (photo by Vinh Tuong)

The Can Tho City Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention – Search and Rescue also requests all levels; Districts and districts are ready to prepare rescue forces, materials, equipment and means for deeply flooded areas, in danger of breaking levees; inspect, manage and reinforce critical levees, in danger of floods, landslides due to high tide …

Hoang tung

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