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​Prolonged downpour submerges Ho Chi Minh City

​Prolonged downpour submerges Ho Chi Minh City

Monday, May 21, 2018, 14:15 GMT+7
Ho Chi Minh City residents push their broken down motorbikes amid knee-deep water on the evening of May 19, 2018. Photo: Tuoi Tre
Ho Chi Minh City residents push their broken down motorbikes amid knee-deep water on the evening of May 19, 2018. Photo: Tuoi Tre
A traffic police officer works under the heavy rain in Binh Thanh District.
A traffic police officer works under the heavy rain in Binh Thanh District.
A man travels on an inundated road in Binh Tan District.
A man travels on an inundated road in Binh Tan District.
An exhausted woman holds her daughter.
An exhausted woman holds her daughter.
Commuters on Xo Viet Nghe Tinh Street in Binh Thanh District
Commuters on Xo Viet Nghe Tinh Street in Binh Thanh District
A man picks up his motorbike amid the floodwater.
A man picks up his motorbike amid the floodwater.
Ho Ngoc Lam Street in Binh Tan District is severely inundated.
Ho Ngoc Lam Street in Binh Tan District is severely inundated.
A food vendor sits among the floodwater on Ho Ngoc Lam Street in Binh Tan District.
A food vendor sits among the floodwater on Ho Ngoc Lam Street in Binh Tan District.
A house in Binh Tan District is submerged during the downpour.
A house in Binh Tan District is submerged during the downpour.
People travel along a flooded street cause by heavy downpour in Ho Chi Minh City.
People travel along a flooded street cause by heavy downpour in Ho Chi Minh City.
Local residents use sand bags and wooden boards to prevent floodwater from flowing into their homes.
Local residents use sand bags and wooden boards to prevent floodwater from flowing into their homes.
Ho Ngoc Lam Street is still flooded as of 10:00 pm on May 19, 2018.
Ho Ngoc Lam Street is still flooded as of 10:00 pm on May 19, 2018.

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