HCM City needs modern drainage: expertsVietNamNet Bridge – HCM City and southern provinces are being battered by heavy rains in the first 10 days of October. A person walks through an inundated section of Nguyen Huu Canh Street in HCM City’s Binh Thanh District. On Nguyen Huu Canh Street, where a US$4 million smart, super-pumping system is being trialled, within one hour of the rain starting motorbikes and cars stalled in the rising waters. Nguyen Huu Canh will suffer from flooding until the water level reaches 60cm.”Instead, authorities should invest in smaller pumping systems around the city, he said. “To stop flooding, HCM City needs to spend US$6 billion.

Source: VietNamNet News October 06, 2017 00:45 UTC