North-South Railway and National Highway 1A through Nghe An are deeply flooded.

(Baonghean.vn)- On October 3-4, heavy rain in Hoang Mai town (Nghe An) caused many roads and houses to be submerged in water.

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Heavy rains caused many roads in Hoang Mai Town to be flooded, and some residential areas were partially isolated. Photo: Thanh Thuy.

Especially in the downstream areas of Hoang Mai River such as Quynh Vinh, Quynh Thien, Quynh Di, the river water rose and flooded into people's houses. Photo: Thanh Thuy.

People had to move their belongings to higher places and use sandbags to block the water flow, but it was ineffective. Photo: Thanh Thuy.

National Highway 1A section through Quynh Xuan ward is deeply flooded. Authorities had to put up danger warning signs and send people to guide and direct traffic. Photo: Thanh Thuy.

Up to this point, the rain is still very heavy, and the farmers' crop areas are also heavily flooded. Photo: Thanh Thuy.

Heavy rain also caused some railway sections to be heavily flooded, forcing trains passing through to reduce speed. According to a report by Thanh Hoa Railway Joint Stock Company, the average rainfall measured was 100-200mm, causing railway flooding at Km 240+950- Km 241+150 and Km 242+650- Km 242+900.

Many railway sections were flooded, trains had to slow down. Photo: Thanh Thuy.

To ensure the safety of the trains, at 9:45 the Company blocked the Truong Lam - Hoang Mai section due to 150mm of water on the rails, the strong currents caused the rock foundation to erode, threatening the safety of the railway. The two trains SEI1 and SE36 reduced their speed to V= 5Km/h. The Company has added ballast at the locations where the rock foundation was eroded. The volume of ballast added is 44m3.

By 4:45 p.m., trains passing through here had returned to normal speed from Km 242+650 - Km 242+900.

Currently, in Hoang Mai town, it is still raining heavily.

Thanh Thuy