Water from a flood control sluice submerged hundreds of houses in district 12 after the cover was blown out by high tides, seriously damaging people’s property.

 

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Many houses in district 12 were suddenly submerged on January 2 evening.






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Thanh Loc and Thach Xuan wards were hardest hit.





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The flooding is attributed to a blown out flood control sluice cover.





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Some alleys are submerged in 1metre of flood.






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Flood water inundated a local garment workshop, causing huge losses.






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Residents stay up all night long to save their property.





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In the morning of January 3, The flood water gradually receded.






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