Heavy rains cause flooding, landslides in Da Nang’s mountainous areas

On Saturday morning, rising water from the Cu De River inundated large areas in Nam Yen and Quang Nam 1 villages of former Hoa Bac Commune, now part of Hai Van Ward.

Several inter-village roads were cut off.

In Nam Yen, floodwaters reached half a meter deep in some areas, with strong currents forcing residents to stack sandbags and elevate furniture to prevent damage. Some waded through floodwaters to return home.

Locals said Hoa Bac frequently suffers from floods as rainwater rapidly flows down from the upper Cu De River, submerging low-lying areas.

Pham Tuyet, 62, a Nam Yen resident, described her village as one of Da Nang’s flood hotspots.

“Every time it rains heavily, floodwater rises fast, though it also recedes quickly.

“People here are used to preparing early, but every flood still disrupts daily life,” she said.

On provincial road DT601, which connects Da Nang’s downtown with ethnic Co Tu villages such as Ta Lang and Gian Bi, landslides and rockfalls from nearby hills have blocked sections of the road, hindering traffic flow.

Local authorities have deployed excavators and cranes to clear mud and debris, but residents warned that continued rainfall could trigger more serious landslides, posing risks to vehicles traveling along mountain roads.