Ho Chi Minh City experiences brief rain break before heavy downpours return this week
Expect heavy rain in the city to start Thursday
Expect heavy rain in the city to start Thursday
The capital city was struck by 100-150 mm of rainfall overnight
More than 100 people remain missing, while some 800 people have been injured
The intense rainfall made life tough for commuters as they struggled to wade through heavily-flooded streets at rush hour
The heavy rain led to local flooding in certain parts of the city
Many street sections were submerged in water after rain began coming down on the city at around 7:00 pm
The rain dislodged manholes and bricks along the street, endangering commuters
District 12, Thu Duc City, and the two outlying districts of Hoc Mon and Cu Chi experienced thunderstorms
The weak cold spell is moving south and will combine with a wind convergence to first cover the northeastern part of the region in the early hours of Wednesday
The unexpected rainfall lasted for over an hour