“I’ve resided here for many years and have experienced flooding during the rainy season, but this is the first instance I’ve encountered it in summer. Typically, this season sees lively streets, but now they’re empty, and stores are closed,” shared a Hoi An local.

On the afternoon of June 12, officials in Dai Loc District (Quang Nam Province) announced that continuous heavy rainfall starting from June 11 has led to extensive flooding in various parts of the district.

As of 10:00 a.m. today, over 300 houses in the villages of Dai My, Thanh Dai, Thai Chan Son, and Truc Ha (Dai Hung Commune) were reported to be submerged under nearly one meter of water. Many irrigation pumping stations were also flooded, complicating drainage operations.

The combination of heavy rain and upstream water flow caused serious flooding in residential regions and on numerous roads.

Initial damage evaluations suggest that close to 70% of the district’s rice paddies and crops are submerged, raising significant concerns about potential large-scale agricultural losses if the rainfall persists.

Given the intensifying rain and the likelihood of increased flooding in Dai Hung Commune, local law enforcement took swift action to safeguard residents.

On the morning of June 12, police officers from Dai Hung were sent to flooded zones to assist in evacuating residents and transferring belongings, food, and rice seeds to safer locations. Officers also helped relocate construction materials from homes and public works to drier areas to reduce losses.

Law enforcement personnel remained stationed on severely flooded roads, setting up barriers and managing traffic to guarantee public safety.

As per local reports, at 11:30 a.m. on June 12, Dak Mi Hydropower Joint Stock Company commenced water release from the Dak Mi 4 reservoir at rates between 50 to 2,000 cubic meters per second to alleviate downstream flooding, potentially exacerbating the situation in Dai Hung Commune.

In Hoi An City on the afternoon of June 12, intense rainfall due to Storm No. 1 (Wutip), along with controlled releases from hydropower facilities, caused a swift rise of the Hoai River. Several riverside streets in the city were inundated with over 0.5 meters of water.

Residents deemed this incident an exceptionally rare occurrence of summer flooding. “I’ve lived here for decades, and while flooding during the rainy season is expected, this is my first experience of flooding in summer,” remarked 79-year-old Tran Van Xung, a local on Bach Dang Street. “This should be the height of tourist season, yet the streets are deserted, and businesses are closed.”

In a similar vein, Tang Ha Ai, a resident of Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, mentioned that he needed to move all his merchandise from the flooded front on Bach Dang Street to his secondary entry on Nguyen Thai Hoc Street. “Fortunately, our home has two street accesses, so we are coping,” he explained.

Additionally, the heavy rain and strong winds made it difficult for tourists to explore Hoi An’s ancient town.