By Quynh Tran  July 17, 2019 | 10:52 pm GMT+7 Torrential rains Wednesday evening flooded several streets in Saigon, stalling many engines and creating traffic mayhem. A heavy downpour that lasted nearly two hours left many streets in Saigon flooded. The intersection of Pham Van Dong and To Ngoc Van streets in Thu Duc District was heavily submerged. On both sides of Pham Van Dong Street, the water was higher than motorbike wheels. Motorbike drivers struggled to get through the flooded road. Pham Van Dong Street is part of the important ring road connecting Tan Son Nhat Airport at the beginning of Truong Son Street and Linh Xuan Intersection in Thu Duc District. It connects the city center with satellite urban areas and neighboring provinces such as Binh Duong and Dong Nai. A woman’s motorbike topples over. “I was walking my motorbike when I was hit by waves created by passing cars, knocking the bike down. It has been a long time since this road was so badly flooded,” said the woman named Han. Many drivers stopped in the middle of the road after their motorbike engines died. “The street was sunk… prolonged rains always cause heavy flooding,” said Bay, a xe om driver. Traffic congestion at the intersection of Pham Van Dong and To Ngoc Van streets during rush hours. A group of men help to carry a passersby’s motorbike over the one-meter-high median strip to escape the traffic jam and find another way. Many bus drivers couldn’t get… [Read full story]
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