flood in hcm city

Update news flood in hcm city

Heavy rain submerges streets in Ho Chi Minh City

Many streets in Ho Chi Minh City were submerged by rainwater on June 14, causing motorbikes to break down and hindering commutes.

Antiflooding system in HCMC remains ineffective

Nearly VND23 trillion has been spent to combat flooding in HCMC during the 2008-2018 period, but antiflooding efforts remain ineffective.

 

HCM City, Can Tho submerged by high tide

High tide starting from the weekends has caused floods in many southern localities, including Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho city.

HCM City to build more reservoirs to store rainwater, control floods

Ho Chi Minh City plans to spend hundreds of billions of VND on building more than 100 reservoirs to store rainwater and control flooding by 2020 under a flood-control programme.

 

Many embankment projects still on paper as HCM City battles severe flooding

River erosion and high tide have made great impact on dwellers’ lives and production; accordingly, HCM City authorities have drawn up embankment construction projects to regulate water level and drainage. 

 

HCM City proposes new flood risk management project

The HCMC government has proposed a project to manage the flood risk in the city, worth an estimated US$19 million, to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

 

HCM City to implement measures to control worsening flooding crisis

 Authorities in HCM City have outlined stronger flood-prevention measures as heavy rains and high tides continue to cause severe flooding.