Cars and motorbikes submerged nearly 2 meters deep in a tunnel in Saigon

Dozens of motorbikes and two cars submerged deep in water in basements were salvaged after heavy rain last night.

Mud covers cars in the basement of a bank in Phu Nhuan. Photo: Son Hoa

On August 27, dozens of people gathered in the basements of several buildings on Phan Xich Long Street, Phu Nhuan District. They pumped water and pushed cars and motorbikes that had been submerged in water since last night out.

In the parking garage of a bank, nearly 2 meters of water flooded 2 cars and dozens of motorbikes. After the rescue team used a pump to pump the water out, the garage was cleared.

Due to being submerged in water for a long time, these cars all died and had to be carried and pushed out. Only 2 cars were pulled out of the basement by a crane and taken to the warranty center.

Pushing her muddy scooter to the repair shop, Ms. An (27 years old) said her motorbike wouldn't start.When I got the car out, I opened the trunk and found a mess of mud and water inside, and all the paperwork was ruined. The company said they would support the repair costs, but all this morning has been in vain because nothing has been done," she grimaced.

A motorbike covered in mud after a night in the water. Photo: Son Hoa

Not only this bank, at a nearby ice cream shop and restaurant, flooding damaged more than a dozen motorbikes. By this afternoon,This cellar is still full of water,The store cannot reopen yet.

Mr. Vo Van My, an ice cream shop security guard, said that because Phan Xich Long Street had never been flooded before, the shop was not prepared. Furthermore, due to the heavy rain, the water from the street flowed down into the basement like a waterfall and could not be contained.

"At that time, I was so panicked that I ran down with the restaurant staff and managed to pull a few bikes up. After a while, the water was almost over our heads, so we had to leave dozens of bikes down there," Mr. My said.Then pumped water all night, and this morning was able to wade in to get the remaining cars out to take them for repair.

Some parking garages on Phan Xich Long Street are still flooded. Photo: Son Hoa

Mr. Nguyen Van Quyen - Head of the Fire Police Department of Binh Thanh District - said that he had dispatched 5 pumps and 40 people to rescue the parking garages last night. According to him, there were about 10 flooded basements on Phan Xich Long Street. Of these, 6 basements were flooded from 1.5 to 2 meters deep. The remaining 4 basements were less flooded and had the water pumped out in time.

The heavy rain on the evening of August 26 caused many roads in Ho Chi Minh City to be deeply flooded, causing traffic chaos. Many new flooded areas also appeared such as Phan Xich Long, Ly Thuong Kiet, To Hien Thanh... leaving people unable to cope. Tan Ky - Tan Quy bridge was cracked. In addition, Tan Son Nhat airport was also flooded, affecting many flights.

According to VNE