At around 8 a.m., vehicles get stuck on Mau Than Street of Ninh Kieu District.
Water from the Hau River overflowed into multiple areas of Cai Rang, Ninh Kieu, Binh Thuy and O Mon districts, impeding traffic and daily life.
Phan Thanh Hai, director of the Can Tho hydro-meteorological station, said the tides would peak between Monday and Wednesday, and may cause water levels to rise to 2.2-2.25 meters, close to the record-high of 2.25 meters in 2019.
In September 2019, rising river waters caused over 100 streets in several districts to be heavily inundated, with some locations 0.6 meters under water.
Nguyen Hoang Duy (L), 23, says he has helped push around 100 motorbikes through flooded sections of Mau Than Street in the morning.
Local militia members help carry a child through a flooded section of Thu Khoa Huan Street.
Water levels on the street is wheel-deep, forcing many vehicles to stall.
Nguyen Thi Thu Hong, 55, said she has not seen such severe flooding in the past four years.
"The water didn't recede until around 9 a.m. There's still so much of my sweet soup left, while normally it would be sold out by 8 a.m., especially during full moon days," she said.
Traffic police are dispatched to load motorbikes onto trucks and get them through flooded sections on Cach Mang Thang Tam Street.
Around 150 roads in Ninh Kieu, Cai Rang, Binh Thuy and O Mon districts were flooded Monday morning.
