High Tides Swamp Ho Chi Minh City Streets at Dawn
Floods at Nguyen Thi Dinh Street-Binh Trung Tay Street, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Photo: trungydang.
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Discover Khao Sok Lake Tours →HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam – A peak high tide swept into Ho Chi Minh City early Sunday, submerging several streets and throwing residents' commutes and daily routines into disarray.
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Water began pouring onto Bui Van Ba and Vo Thi Nho streets in Tan Thuan Ward, along with Nguyen Binh Street in Hiep Phuoc Commune, around 4am, making passage difficult for locals. Residents along Nguyen Binh Street said the water rose early and spread across the roadway, hampering travel and businesses, with one saying the flooding was worse than the day before — "The water had started to recede by around 6am yesterday, but this morning it is still rising so much." The street, she noted, floods regularly at high tide, leaving motorbikes stalled as riders try to push through.
The area in front of the Marina Tower apartments in Binh Hoa Ward was also badly inundated, with water in places nearly reaching the tops of motorbike wheels, while parked cars along a nearby road were affected. Drivers crept cautiously through the flood to avoid deeper spots that could stall their vehicles.
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The national weather centre said southern Vietnam was bracing for exceptionally high tides, peaking Sunday and Monday. At the Phu An and Nha Be stations, levels were expected to hit 1.70 to 1.75 metres, with peaks between 4am and 6am and again from 4pm to 6pm, while the Thu Dau Mot station was forecast to reach 1.90 to 1.95 metres.