Many roads in Vinh city are submerged in water.

Tien Hung• July 16, 2018 22:42

(Baonghean.vn) - Heavy rain lasting for many hours caused some roads such as Dang Thai Than, Quang Trung, Dinh Cong Trang... (Vinh City, Nghe An) to be submerged in water.

On the evening of July 16, heavy rain that lasted for many hours caused a number of roads in Vinh City (Nghe An) to be submerged in water. In many locations, the water was nearly half a meter deep, making traffic very difficult. Photo: Tien Hung

The roundabout in front of Nghe An Provincial Post Office is flooded several dozen centimeters deep. Photo: Tien Hung

The heavily flooded streets include Dinh Cong Trang, Dang Thai Than, Quang Trung, and Phan Dinh Phung. In the photo, a section of Dinh Cong Trang Street is submerged in water. Photo: Tien Hung

The roads were deeply flooded, cars passing by causing water to splash everywhere. Photo: Tien Hung

A car trudged through the heavy rain. Due to the influence of a tropical depression, heavy rains have been occurring continuously in Vinh City over the past few days. As of late July 16, the rain still showed no signs of abating. Photo: Tien Hung

The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that at 10 a.m., the center of the tropical depression was about 120-140 km from the coast of the provinces from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh, with the strongest wind speed of 50 km/h, level 6. The range of strong winds of level 6, gusting up two levels, was about 50 km from the center of the tropical depression. Photo: Tien Hung

The rain caused heavy flooding on Quang Trung Street. According to the forecast, tonight, the tropical depression will move in a West Southwest direction, with a slow speed of only 5 km per hour. By 10am tomorrow, the center of the tropical depression will be right on the Thanh Hoa - Ha Tinh coast, with sustained winds of 50 km/h, level 6. The Gulf of Tonkin will continue to have thunderstorms, gusts of level 8, and waves 2-3 m high. Photo: Tien Hung

Meanwhile, the meteorological agency also said that a tropical depression has just appeared and is moving into the East Sea. It is forecast that in the next two days, the tropical depression will strengthen into a storm, heading towards the Gulf of Tonkin. The coastal provinces of the Northeast, the Northern Delta and the North Central region are at risk of being directly affected by the storm. In the photo, the road in front of Big C Vinh Supermarket on the night of July 16. Photo: Tien Hung

It is forecasted that in the next 6 hours, the provinces in the region will continue to have rain with common rainfall from: 30 - 50mm, the largest 70 - 120mm. There is a risk of landslides and flash floods in mountainous and midland areas and flooding in low-lying and urban areas in the provinces in the region. Particularly high risk are the districts: Do Luong, Thanh Chuong, Hung Nguyen and Vinh City (Nghe An); Huong Son, Huong Khe, Vu Quang, Ha Tinh City (Ha Tinh) Photo: Tien Hung