The people of Da Nang "call for help" at night, an unprecedented scene after the historic flood

The rain lasted through the night of October 14, causing many places in Da Nang city to sink behind the sea. White last night, social media was filled with people's "calls for help", functional forces in Da Nang spent the night rescuing people trapped by floodwaters and separated during severe rains.

After the storm No. 4 passed, the "gut" of the Central region continued to face storms and floods when the storm No. 5 was about to make landfall. Worth mentioning, the effects of the storm No. 5 are flooding the Central region, causing heavy rain in some places and rapid flooding. In which, Da Nang city flooded many places, the scene of unprecedented devastation.

The flood water rose rapidly during the night, making many people unable to evacuate in time. A series of people in low-lying areas in the area only have to post information on Facebook to call for help to be rescued from the flooded area as quickly as possible. This is the biggest flood in the history of Da Nang city. Many places flooded up to 1.2m deep.

In the area of Da Nang city, many places were deeply flooded when the rain poured down continuously for many hours. In the evening of October 14, many low-lying residential areas are being severely impacted by high flood waters. The prolonged rain caused a large amount of water to rush in and not be able to drain.

In some places such as Hoa Khanh Nam and Hoa Minh (Lien Chieu), the water level has risen to nearly 2m. Even the area in the valley is low, the water has reached neck level. People rushed to put things up, but the water rose so quickly that many people could not react: "I thought the water was only flooded a few inches from the floor and then withdrew, but I did not expect the water to rise very quickly, causing computers and cabinets to rise. cold, clean wet blankets" - a resident shared.

In the middle of the night, on social networks, there were a series of "requesting" posts from relatives because the flood water rose so quickly. NL account said that the family currently has 4 adults and 4 children, and is asking for help because the water in the house has flooded.

The account owner posted a picture of the house with the message: "Who has a lifeboat to save my house, now it's too high in the house, people on the street are flooded up to their necks, there are 4 children in the house, with 4 adults. There's only one man, I called 113 for help but no one came, someone nearby had a boat to take the children out."

Soon after, the Da Nang government also immediately announced hotlines for people to call when they need help. Last night, functional forces in Da Nang spent the night rescuing people trapped by floodwaters and separated in a severe flood. The rain lasted from the evening of October 13 to the night of October 14, causing many areas in Da Nang to be submerged in the sea.

Earlier, at 13:00 pm on October 14, the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting said that the location of the center of the storm No. 5 was about 250km southeast of Da Nang - Quang Nam, about 14.5 degrees. North latitude and 111.2 degrees East longitude. In the area near the center of the storm, the strongest wind was at level 8, level 10.

The situation of heavy rain fell on the Central region, lasting from noon to night, still not stopping. Heavy rain for many hours, the flood water rose quickly, so at 8 pm on the same day, many places in Da Nang city had power outages.

Currently, on the morning of October 15, after the historic heavy rain in Da Nang City, the downtown roads after 1 night of deep flooding, the water receded, leaving an unprecedented scene. Some sections are still flooded with dozens of trucks, long-distance passenger cars lying in line since last night until now. In particular, after the water receded, leaving behind scenes of cars and trucks lying in the middle of the road, young mud and garbage flooded everywhere.

It is forecasted that in Da Nang city, the rain will decrease but there will still be moderate rain, in some places heavy rain with a common total rainfall of 40-70 mm, in some places more than 100 mm. Heavy rain continues tonight and October 15 across the region from Quang Binh to Quang Ngai, the focus of the rain is located in Da Nang and then gradually moves to the north.

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