Sim and I had planned to travel north yesterday, to a city called Hoi An on the central coast of Vietnam. However, the area has been experiencing extreme flooding (it's rainy season here at the moment), and twice, our transport has been canceled. So we've decided to head back to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) in the south of Vietnam and take a domestic flight to Hanoi for the rest of our travels, skipping the central coast entirely (at least for this trip). We're fortunate to have avoided the floods (almost) entirely, as if we'd left a day earlier, we'd probably still be stuck on the bus (some three days later).
From: http://www.thanhniennews.com
Heavy rains and floods have once again battered central provinces, leaving at least 26 dead or missing, submerging hundreds of thousands of houses, and forcing the evacuation of over 100,000 residents.
The central meteorological agency reported Monday the floods have forced water levels to 4.1 m in some areas, the highest level since 1999.
Around 2,000 passengers were left stranded in Thua Thien-Hue as the floods cut off the provincial rail system.
In Quang Nam Province's Hoi An 550 tourists in were moved to higher ground, authorities said.
In Hue City, some 3,000 tourists were stuck in local hotels and all Thua Thien-Hue-Da Nang tours were canceled.
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