Government in Can Tho defined why the middle of Can Tho town used to be closely flooded after the rain at the night of October 14.
At the morning of October 15, Mr. Bui Thai Thuong, Director of the ODA Venture Control Board of Can Tho Town, mentioned that the reason for heavy flooding on central roads in Ninh Kieu District (Can Tho Town) is because of the outdated sewer gadget. Unrenovated, drainage could be very sluggish.
In the meantime, 32 roads have simply had their sewer and water drainage programs advanced really well.
Answering some other folks’s questions, after they mentioned that because of final the culverts to forestall prime tides, rainwater from the roads poured into the river and may now not drain, inflicting flooding, Mr. Thuong mentioned: “The previous day afternoon, all 11 sluices averted prime tides. The power is open, now not closed.
For the reason that drains have one-way valves that open and shut robotically. Best when the water degree is 1.5m does it shut, whilst the day before today afternoon the water out of doors the river used to be best 0.9″.
Venture to increase Can Tho Town and toughen city adaptability (Venture 3), began building in September 2022. After just about two years of building, the undertaking used to be finished.
Venture 3 with a complete funding of greater than 9,000 billion VND, together with many bidding applications to construct embankments, culverts, and locks to unravel flooding because of prime tides within the town middle…
And Mr. Mai Nhu Toan, Director of the Can Tho Division of Development, mentioned: “The sewer gadget within the internal town of Can Tho, consistent with calculations, best guarantees water withdrawal when it rains at a float of 90mm. In the meantime, the day before today afternoon’s rain, consistent with knowledge The newest used to be 103mm, so the water could not recede in time.”
In step with Mr. Toan, in some spaces the water recedes slightly temporarily after the rain, however in some spaces akin to house 91B, Mau Than… it takes about 1-2 hours for the water to recede.
Mr. Thuong added that throughout the survey, some manholes had been coated with synthetic grass… to defend them, which additionally hindered the water withdrawal pace.
As Visitors Newspaper reported, the rain in Can Tho began round 4:00 p.m. October 14 and lasted till 5:40 p.m.
The outdated sewer gadget is assumed to be the reason for the flooding. Picture: Minh Trung.
The heaviest rain of the 12 months came about proper at rush hour, inflicting site visitors jams on many central roads and gateways of Can Tho for lots of hours.
In step with the Can Tho Town Hydrometeorological Station, that is the heaviest rain recorded up to now this 12 months. Rain is focused in 3 central districts of Can Tho together with: Ninh Kieu, Cai Rang, Binh Thuy, the remainder districts have much less rainfall recorded.
Major roads akin to Hoa Binh Road, 30/4, 3/2, Cach Mang Thang Tam… had been all closely flooded. Particularly, at intersections, cars are congested and suffering to transport throughout the water. Government should be provide in any respect intersections to control site visitors.