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Ho Chi Minh City flooding and regional weather volatility

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Ho Chi Minh City continues to face significant challenges from heavy rainfall and urban flooding, which have impacted city infrastructure and the local economy. Recent weather patterns, including heavy rains and high tides, caused widespread flooding that disrupted transportation for 13 out of 14 days in late September and early October. In early October, prolonged flooding in residential alleys and major thoroughfares, such as Phan Huy Ich and Pham Van Dong, disrupted daily life. Residents reported vehicle damage, property loss, and the necessity of temporarily relocating to hotels as water remained stagnant for several days. In areas like Tan Vinh Loc, the depth of the water has forced residents to use boats for daily transportation as local drainage systems struggle to cope. Beyond the city, heavy rainfall and rising tides have caused widespread flooding across other Vietnamese regions. In Lam Dong province, intense ~~rain led~~ storms caused significant flooding in Bao Lam and Bao Loc, leading to the evacuation of ~~dozens of households, with water~~ approximately 40 households to community halls. Water levels ~~exceeding~~ reached up to 1.2 ~~meters in low-lying areas and~~ meters, causing ~~significant~~ heavy damage to the agricultural sector, particularly to high-tech rose gardens and greenhouse ~~crops.~~ crops in Da Lat. In Dong Nai, flooding in near the Buong River ~~area~~ has affected hundreds of ~~households, with authorities citing~~ households. Authorities have cited a combination of upstream rainfall and construction-related obstructions from the Bien Hoa-Vung Tau expressway project as factors ~~hindering~~ that have hindered natural ~~drainage.~~ drainage and exacerbated the situation. Authorities have issued urgent directives to manage high tides and heavy rainfall. Forecasts ~~from the Southern Regional Hydro-Meteorological Station~~ indicate ~~that~~ the highest tidal peak of 2026 will occur between October 27 and ~~29, with tidal levels at the Phu An station potentially reaching 1.70 to 1.75 meters, exceeding alarm level 3.~~ 29. In response, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has ordered 24/7 emergency ~~readiness. To mitigate these recurring issues, the city~~ readiness and is ~~expanding infrastructure commitments, including a major anti-flooding project costing nearly 10,000 billion VND expected to begin operations in November 2026, alongside a broader 2026–2030~~ moving forward with long-term drainage ~~strategy involving 87 projects totaling over 142 trillion VND.~~ and anti-flooding infrastructure projects.

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