Many streets in the beach town of Nha Trang, including 2 Thang 4 Street (pictured), were nearly half a meter underwater at 9 a.m. Thursday, after three hours of torrential rain submerged many roads by 35–60 cm.
Floodwaters on Dien Bien Phu Street near the intersection with Thoai Ngoc Hau Street swept away garbage carts and forced residents to wade with their motorbikes.
A passenger bus broke down on Dien Bien Phu Street, with the driver staying behind to guard belongings while waiting for the floodwaters to recede.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, Khanh Hoa Province, home to Nha Trang, is expected to see cloudy skies, thunderstorms, and localized heavy rainfall of over 70 mm on Thursday. Over the next six hours, there is a risk of flash floods in small rivers and streams across the following wards of Bac Nha Trang, Nam Nha Trang, Nam Ninh Hoa, and Bac Khanh Vinh.
In Hue City, a 500-meter stretch of National Highway 1 passing through Phu Loc Commune was submerged under 30 centimeters of water, causing travel difficulties.
Local authorities were deployed to manage traffic and ensure safety. Torrential rain has fallen down the city since Wednesday night, flooding communities at the foot of Bach Ma Mountain and cutting off inter-village roads.
Inter-village roads in Phu Loc Commune, located at the foot of Bach Ma Mountain, were deeply flooded. Residents and local authorities have put up warning ropes to alert others.
Soldiers assisted in evacuating residents from deeply flooded areas in Phu Loc Commune.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the ongoing cold air mass combined with easterly wind disturbances will continue to bring heavy rain to provinces from Quang Tri to Quang Ngai until noon on Saturday. Hue stands between the two provinces.
Rainfall is expected to range from 70 to 150 mm, with some areas exceeding 350 mm. In Hue, rainfall could surpass 500 mm in some places, posing risks of flooding in low-lying areas and landslides in mountainous regions.
A landslide on the western branch of the Ho Chi Minh Highway in Ta Rut Commune, Quang Tri Province, blocked traffic after soil and debris collapsed onto the road.
In addition to this area, heavy rainfall was also recorded at several locations: 201 mm at La To Hydropower Plant (Ta Rut), 130 mm in Huc (Khe Sanh), 130 mm in Ba Nang (Dakrong), and 95 mm in Huong Loc (Tan Lap). Fearing further landslides, authorities in Khe Sanh evacuated 10 households with 46 residents from Huc Thuong Hamlet.
