Many streets in Da Nang, especially those in the districts of Son Tra, Ngu Hanh Son, and Hai Chau, have been submerged in water after torrential rains hit Da Nang on Tuesday. Flooded streets have caused motorcycle breakdowns and travel disruption.

A heavily flooded section of Le Tan Trung Street

It was reported that many sections of such major streets as Le Tan Trung, Ho Ngoc Lam, Vu Tong Phan in Son Tra District were engulfed in floodwater of between 20-30 cm at Tuesday noon.

Many parts of Ho Ngoc Lam Street being engulfed in floodwater of between 20-30 cm

A road user pushing her vehicle through an inundated street

Le Thanh Tong Street suffering inundation

A section of Bui Duong Linh being submerged in floodwater of over 20cm

A large amount of rainwater spilling over pavements

During rush hours on Tuesday afternoon, many downtown streets became congested with heavy traffic for more than an hour.

Between 5:00pm - 6:00pm, drivers running on many roads like Le Loi, Quang Trung, Le Duan, Nguyen Chi Thanh and Nguyen Thi Minh Khai got stuck in traffic gridlock. Many vehicles travelled bumper to bumber in a line stretching over 1km.

Many cars have to queue, whilst motorcycles were forced to spill over the sidewalk to stay away from the traffic jam.

Traffic congestion at the Quang Trung - Nguyen Thi Minh Khai intersection

Road users getting stuck in bumper to bumber traffic at the intersreciton of Quang Trung and Nguyen Thi Minh Khai streets

According to Mr Mai Ma, the Director of the municipal Water Drainage and Wastewater Treatment Company, heavy rains lashed some parts of the city for a short time; so, flooding occurred at some certain locations, and rainwater then withdrew quickly.

“The company has operated flood control pumping stations, and asked residents living in the affected areas to open rainwater drainage grates”, said Ma.

Rain, accompanied with possible thunderstorms and gale-force winds, is still battering most parts of Da Nang from now until Saturday, 19 October, according to the Mid-Central Region Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

The total amount of rain that pours down onto Da Nang is much likely to hover at between from 150to 300mm, and even over 300mm in some of its parts.

Heavy traffic recorded on a section of Le Thanh Ton

Cars being bumper to bumber along a section of downtown Hai Phong

Traffic congestion stilling occurring on some downtown streets at 6.00pm