Heavy rain submerges in central highlands provinces
VOV.VN - Provinces throughout the central highlands suffered from a prolonged period of heavy downpours from August 6-8, resulting in rising water levels and causing severe difficulties for local residents.
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| Flooding hit Buon Don district in the central highland province of Dak Lak. |
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| Water levels rose rapidly in Dak Lak province, reaching 360mm in some places between 8pm on August 6 and 6am on August 7. The rain badly affected hundreds of households throughout the area. |
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| The extreme weather caused rivers and stream areas in Buon Don and Ea Sup districts to flood. |
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| Vehicles were barred entry from a number of areas for their own safety. |
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| The scene of Nguyen Du street in Dak Lak province on August 7 as the street is turned into a flowing river. |
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| The water levels could be measured at approximately one and a half metres in some parts of the street. |
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| Rescue forces co-ordinated efforts alongside local people to put in place a range of safety measures in order to help locals seek shelter areas. |
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| Many local residents were evacuated from their homes in submerged parts of the district. |
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| Heavy rain began on the evening of August 7 and lasted until the morning of August 8. The result was water levels across the Cam Ly river rose with flooding hitting the streets of Da Lat city in the central highland province of Lam Dong. |
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| The deluge of rain caused flood water to seep into many houses throughout the city. |
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| Vehicles were unable to travel through submerged areas. |
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| A number of streets throughout the centre of Da Lat City were deeply submerged as a result of the flooding. |
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| The water level in Xuan Huong Lake rose to a point that the city’s garden was forced to close. |
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| A shot of national road 20 that runs through Bao Loc city as parts of it are submerged in flood water. |
