Vehicles navigating the flooded sections were forced to move slowly. This congestion was severely compounded by traffic diverted from the temporarily closed Vinh Hao – Phan Thiet Expressway, which had been shut down Thursday afternoon due to floods and landslides in Ham Thuan Nam Commune of Lam Dong.
The diversion onto National Highway 28 subsequently caused a massive traffic jam stretching nearly 10 km.
Residents in Nam Ban Lam Ha Commune of Lam Dong Province scrambled to move their poultry to safety as floodwater submerged livestock areas.
Commune Chairman Phan Tien Dung reported that heavy rain caused upstream water to flow rapidly, raising the Dong Tranh Stream and flooding many homes.
A local poultry farm suffered severe losses, while several local roads were cut off and dozens of hectares of crops were waterlogged.
In neighboring Khanh Hoa Province, home to Nha Trang beach town, heavy rain flooded many suburban areas by nearly half a meter.
According to the province’s Hydrometeorology Station, rainfall from Wednesday night to Thursday morning ranged from 30–80 mm, with some areas exceeding 120 mm.
Khanh Hoa Province has recently experienced a prolonged flooding period caused by heavy rains during the final half of November, resulting in extensive damage, including 22 deaths and damage to more than 1,000 houses, with over 100 completely destroyed.
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