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Saigon thunderstorms uproot trees, flood streets

Saigon thunderstorms uproot trees, flood streets

Several trees were uprooted while vehicles struggled in flooded streets as Saigon received heavy thunderstorms Monday evening.
HCMC's delayed anti-flooding project generates $78,000 daily interest for investor

HCMC's delayed anti-flooding project generates $78,000 daily interest for investor

HCMC anti-flooding project builder files lawsuit for contract termination

HCMC anti-flooding project builder files lawsuit for contract termination

Residents chip in with funds to build sewer, stop flooding on HCMC street

Residents chip in with funds to build sewer, stop flooding on HCMC street

A street in HCMC's District 12 that used to be flooded for six months in a year has been repaired with money contributed by over 100 local residents.
January 1, 2024 | 10:29 pm PT
'Repaired' HCMC road leaves houses flooded

'Repaired' HCMC road leaves houses flooded

The “upgrading” of a street along Lo Gom Canal in HCMC's District 8 has left its houses lower than the road level, meaning floods inundate the homes every time it rains.
November 19, 2023 | 06:17 pm PT
Saigonese fix flooded street on their own

Saigonese fix flooded street on their own

A group of over 100 families in HCMC's District 12 pooled their own money to repair their continuously-flooded street after the authorities stalled on helping out.
November 6, 2023 | 03:13 pm PT
Residents modify houses to live with floods in Thu Duc City

Residents modify houses to live with floods in Thu Duc City

Many houses on Duong Van Cam Street of Thu Duc City have been raised over 1 m higher than the street to avoid floodwaters brought by heavy rains or high tide.
July 12, 2023 | 03:24 pm PT
HCMC’s anti-flooding project going nowhere

HCMC’s anti-flooding project going nowhere

A project costing over US$420 million that was hoped to save HCMC from chronic urban flooding remains half-finished after seven years.
April 24, 2023 | 06:00 am PT
Heavy rains drown parts of HCMC

Heavy rains drown parts of HCMC

Heavy rains lasting hours from afternoon to evening on Friday submerged a number of streets in Thu Duc City in Ho Chi Minh City.
May 13, 2022 | 08:31 pm PT
Daily life disrupted as HCMC anti-flooding projects remain sluggish

Daily life disrupted as HCMC anti-flooding projects remain sluggish

Tardy implementation of anti-flooding projects has meant that roads and houses in HCMC continue to get submerged during high tide and heavy downpours. Last weekend was no exception.
November 6, 2021 | 11:59 pm PT
$356-mln canal upgrade proposed to stop flooding in 7 HCMC districts

$356-mln canal upgrade proposed to stop flooding in 7 HCMC districts

HCMC needs to renovate the Tham Luong-Ben Cat-Nuoc Len canal system to mitigate urban flooding and improve waterway transport, a construction department agency has said.
April 14, 2021 | 08:40 pm PT
PM orders HCMC to resolve funding dispute, resume anti-flooding project

PM orders HCMC to resolve funding dispute, resume anti-flooding project

The PM has asked HCMC to pay investors their due in a VND10-trillion ($435-million) urban flooding prevention project and review it to remove unreasonable costs.
April 1, 2021 | 09:05 pm PT
Saigon vulnerability to flooding worsens

Saigon vulnerability to flooding worsens

HCMC’s flooding problem was exacerbated in the first nine months this year, with an additional 18 routes getting inundated during heavy rains.
October 23, 2020 | 08:00 pm PT
HCMC’s flooding nemesis does not spare its highest district

HCMC’s flooding nemesis does not spare its highest district

Thu Duc is the highest district in HCMC, but this fact has not helped it escape the scourge of seasonal flooding.
September 20, 2020 | 06:27 am PT
Saigonese call it a day with season's heaviest downpour

Saigonese call it a day with season's heaviest downpour

Traffic chaos reigned as the heaviest rainfall of the season hit Saigon Tuesday afternoon and commuters were stuck in heavily flooded streets.
June 16, 2020 | 07:45 am PT
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