Ho Chi Minh City's expat hub Thao Dien waist-deep in water after an hour of rain (opens original article in a new tab)

Heavy rain flooded parts of Ho Chi Minh City, submerging roads in the Thao Dien expat neighborhood and nearby areas, forcing residents to wade or push motorbikes through water.

• Heavy rain flooded Thao Dien, Ho Chi Minh City's expat neighborhood, with roads waist-deep in water on June 15.
• Residents waded through flooded streets or pushed stalled motorbikes home as traffic slowed significantly.
• Southern Regional Hydrometeorological Center attributed the rain to convective clouds and predicted ongoing showers and thunderstorms.