Against flooding for Saigon: solutions “are” and “will”

People use plywood, water flows into the House in Nguyen Ugly (Binh Thanh district) up to 26-8-Photo: Le Phan

According to drainage Company Ltd. CITY municipality. HCM, the rain the evening 26-8 has the largest rainfall since the beginning of the year to date is 159mm (in Phuoc Long station, District 9), flooding the route 31.

Will lift the rail in place flooded

Some basis on the Phan Xich Long (Phu Nhuan Dist.) forced the closure of business, to electrical troubleshooting,-the water out and cleaning the mud spill into the cellar after the flooding.

Due to the influence of the big rain the evening 26-8, about 10 homes has a tunnel to the car in the area of sugar spill water on Phan Xich Long flooded more than 1 m. There is a deep tunnel, water levels rose due to House more than 2 m submerged cars, motorcycles.

Mr. Vo Van America, security guards at a cream on the Phan Xich Long, said: “this area does not yet have precedents to be flooded as such should have no consistent theme. People only up to direct a few cars out, then the water levels rose so quickly engulfed all. At this time the system has not been terminated, all helpless to stand, no one dares to look on the inside “.

According to many people, upon seeing the House flooded don’t know who called, just look at all the water overflow.

Flooding not only did regional road and disorder, that the rail unit also have to hustle against flooding.

According to Mr. Nguyen Dinh party-Deputy Director of company shares Saigon railway management, causing rains flooded three points on the railway through the Thu Duc, Binh Thanh district, go VAP. The points above the submerged deeper than 0, 5 m, three train went on and on the Saigon station halted pending Sprint from 16g48 to 19g20 on the same day.

According to the party, we have a number of railway bridge over the low level, leading to the hard lift up to rail against flooding. Upcoming, railroads will deploy the project to upgrade the railway up to about half a meter in two spots flooded in Binh Thanh district and go VAP.

“Extreme rain”

On the issue of heavy flooding in the rescue, Mr Nguyen Quoc Thai-Director of drainage Company Ltd. CITY municipality. HCM-said the company each year are calculated following rain flooded spots expected and up models to preparedness, layout and air-water. In addition, the company deployed at points people flooded picked rubbish, mouth open manholes to Sprint faster.

“In the case of extensive rainfall, the company is positioned in the heavy flooding, scores of people called also very hard to just be due to insufficient forces,”-he said.

According to Mr. Long Ton-manageable system operating Center anti-flooding (flooding Prevention Center), dark rain 26-8 rainfall too big, happening in a short time, beyond the ability of the drain system.

“This can be viewed as extreme rains since the beginning of the rainy season to date. The Center collaborates with many rescue organization unit, pump, water submerged resistant suction in many areas. The Center’s own anti-flooding has mobilized more than 550 people with 43 168-horsepower pump 500m3/hour, 25 vehicle-water from 6-8m3/car. .. to organize the rescue in many areas “-Mr. Long said.

“Map”: 49 points

Rain in the evening 26-8 cause flooding six-Oven: basin, ceramic, North West, East, HO CHI MINH CITY HO CHI MINH CITY HO CHI MINH CITY, North Much loc, Taking wages. In Many flooded roads, including Phan Xich Long (Phu Nhuan Dist.), Bach Dang Dinh Bo Linh, Ung van Khiem, Nguyen Huu Canh (Binh Thanh district).

In that way due to heavy rains flooded Phan Xich Long scale, water from the sewer area box in the Tan Son Nhat International Airport and Phan Dang Luu Street, Phung Van cornered about Supply.

The Center said flooding prevention solution solve flooding this route is picked the trash mouth collecting water, at the same time improving the project tribute to control how many Loc dynasty-Poor, A pump station operating 48m3/sec.

At the Viet Dinh Bo Linh, Ung van Khiem, Highway 13 flooded due to the old sewers, overload, not guaranteed. The Center against flooding for the project construction or Factory-Ung van Khiem Nguyen-Highway 13, expected to end in 2016 completed.

The Center said flooding prevention in HO CHI MINH CITY. HCM also submerged point 49 by rain and tide. In the year 2016 determine will delete 10 points flooded as: Nguyen Van Too (District 12), Ocean (dist), Spring (District 9), Ugly, Ung van Khiem, Highway 13 (q. Binh Thanh), Mai HAC de, Le Thanh Phương (district 8) …

For the project against flooding caused by North Korea, in addition to the control station project Much Loc-Poor, A Million, the average Benefit, Slit the mausoleum … then drain the tide control projects such as: Tan Thuan, Phu Xuan, ditch the bananas, Dried Tree … We just started, is expected to be completed two years later.

Private construction project Ho 103 regulate anti-flooding project currently would be made.

There are predictions the rain to? According to expert forecasts Le Thi Xuan Lan, the current system is influenced by the southwest monsoon with average intensity, the characteristics of this period is the rainy afternoon sunny morning. With rain up to 159mm question whether anything unusual, Ms. Lan said that the rainy season in southern Vietnam in recent times usually have 2-3 rain on 100 mm, even appeared the rain from 180 mm to almost 200 mm. So the dark rain 26-8 to reach 159mm is what usually happens (from the beginning of the rainy season to date have not yet appeared on the 100 mm rain). Data can be predicted before the rain to let people know that your calculations as well as serve against flooding? According to Ms. Lan, to forecast the precipitation forms as such based on satellite cloud images, radar and there appears the weather situation especially as the tropical convergence, strip the turbulence on high … However, the forecasts only precipitation appear capable of warning rather than well-defined position, time and Department-specific precipitation. This is also dependent on the wind direction, the ability to analyze from the thunderstorm cloud blocks.

To review the drainage system of the Tan Son Nhat airport According to the Bureau of Aeronautics, large 26-8 afternoon rain did more flights of the airlines to transfer to Tan Son Nhat airport, many flights had to fly through Thailand and Cambodia to park. Specifically, Vietnam Airlines has 22 flights was delayed six hours, the right to land at the nearby airport. Jetstar Pacific has four flight delays, flight cancellations, 4 2 flights diverted to other airports. Vietjet has a slow flight, 18 4 flights diverted to other airports. VASCO has a flight was delayed. “Yesterday was a bad day for guests to travel on Tan son Nhut. This is also the events causing extensive damage to the airlines “-an airline representative VietJet said. According to an aviation expert, needs to review the work of the drainage of the Tan Son Nhat airport. “This is a warning bell for aviation safety at the airport after Tan Son Nhat congestion due to overload. Need clarification of drainage system of the airport to where to handle “-it said. Meanwhile, a representative of the Tan Son Nhat airport confirmed the afternoon rains led 26-8 apron taxiway, still flooded not flooded. “Today the whole city is flooded, to the high country so Phan Xich Long was still steeped in the home should also inevitable. About 45 minutes from the flooding, the virus “-Tan Son Nhat airport representative said. Also according to this position, before this rainy season Tan Son Nhat airport has dredged canals for drainage system, but by the HO CHI MINH CITY. HCM flooded, the water flow into the local airport?! Southern aviation service port said from 18 g-18g30 on 26-8 heavy rain should the 51 to 56 from parking, 10 to 14, 24 and 25 flooded 30-50 cm. March 27-8, Tan Son Nhat airport was operating normally again. FAMILY INHABITANTS