Hoi An Ancient Town flooded again after storm Etau

	Vietnam's Maritime ship saves distressed Chinese national amidst storm
	Storm Etau kills two people, blows off house roofs in central Vietnam
	Storm Etau comes, Vietnam closes five airports

Video by VNExpress

Cong Nu Ngoc Hoa street was flooded underwater 1m. Photo: Nguyen Phan/ VNExpress.

On the morning of November 11, due to the upstream flooding and heavy rains caused by Storm Etau, many streets in Hoi An Ancient Town such as Bach Dang, Nguyen Phuc Chu, and Cong Nu Ngoc Hoa streets were submerged underwater 1m, VNExpress reported.

Photo: Nguyen Phan/ VNExpress.

Nguyen Thai Hoc and streets along the Hoai River were deluged underwater 50 cm. The local authorities erected barriers and warning signs to prevent residents and vehicles from entering the flooded areas. Many people chose to travel by boat.

Photo: Lao Dong

“Since early October, I have placed all my valuable properties out of the water's reach”, said Nguyen Thi Quyen, the owner of a shop on Bach Dang street, adding that over the past week, floodwaters have swelled up twice.

Photo: Lao Dong

Nguyen The Hung, Vice Chairman of the town said that the floodwaters reached 1.72 m and are likely to rise further due to the incoming heavy rains.

Photo: Lao Dong

“This is the first time during the past 45 years that Hoi An has experienced six floods, one storm and two tropical depressions within only a month”, Hung added.

Photo: Lao Dong

The story of the fishermen returning from the dead “The waves were too dangerous, the ship could not sail. We had to anchor but the storm still pushed against the ship. It was raining ...

UK and Europe weather forecast latest, November 7: Thunderstorms and strong winds set to thrash Europe Thunderstorms and strong winds are forecasted to thrash Europe while temperatures plunge. Meanwhile, Britain also copes with big freeze which sets to hit in two ...

Storm Goni heads for south central Vietnam Storm Goni, the 10th of its kind to enter the Bien Dong Sea (South China Sea) this year, is expected to bring heavy rains to ...