The severe weather disrupted local traffic and tested the island’s infrastructure, with floodwaters reaching nearly half a meter in the most heavily affected areas.
The sudden deluge quickly caused severe flooding across the Suoi Lon area and along major thoroughfares, including Nguyen Trung Truc, Hung Vuong, Cach Mang Thang Tam, and Tran Phu streets.
Yen Mai, a local worker, said the heavy rain began around 3:00 p.m.
“It happens every year. Just a few hours of heavy rain is enough to flood Phu Quoc. The water is still rising even though the rain hasn’t stopped,” she said.
Nguyen Trung Truc Street in Phu Quoc Island is flooded after heavy rain on July 24, 2026. Photo by Read/Duong Dong |
The Standing Office of the Civil Defense Steering Committee of Phu Quoc Special Zone under An Giang Province reported that the Duong Dong and An Thoi areas experienced the brunt of the flooding.
No casualties have been reported, and floodwaters had begun to recede in some sectors.
In response to the disruption, local authorities instructed relevant agencies to urgently inspect the city’s drainage systems. Teams immediately began working to clear waterways and accelerate drainage to mitigate the impact of the ongoing rainfall.
According to the An Giang Provincial Meteorological and Hydrological Station, the intense weather was driven by the atmospheric circulation of Storm Noul, which formed outside Vietnam’s waters early Friday and has later entered the East Sea (South China Sea).
This system brought heavy afternoon and evening downpours to the island.
By 6:00 p.m. on Friday, high rainfall accumulations were recorded across multiple districts. Cua Can received 121 mm of rain, Duong Dong saw 90 mm, and An Thoi recorded 57 mm.
Comments are closed.