Last night, Ho Chi Minh City experienced a torrential downpour accompanied by terrifying thunder and lightning that jolted many people awake from their sleep.
In the early hours of October 27, a fierce rainstorm with thunder and lightning struck Ho Chi Minh City and several provinces in the southern region. Nguyen Minh Dang from District 10 shared: “I was deep in sleep when the terrifying thunder woke me up. Before I could grasp what was happening, a flash of lightning lit up the sky followed by an even louder thunder that lasted about 10 seconds. I looked out the window and saw heavy rain pouring down. The storm and thunder lasted for nearly an hour. It was the first time in my life that I witnessed such intense and continuous thunder and lightning,” Dang recounted.
A series of thunderstorm clouds appeared in the sky over Ho Chi Minh City causing heavy rain and terrifying thunder and lightning last night. (PHOTO: CMH).
Similarly, Tran Ngoc An from Binh Thanh district was sleeping soundly when the booming thunder and torrential rain woke her up. “In my more than 40 years of life, this is probably the first time I’ve seen such heavy rain and terrifying thunder. My children were so scared they ran to their parents’ room.”
Many residents of the city witnessed heavy rain and frightening thunder for the first time. By early this morning, the thunderstorm clouds had moved toward the Mekong Delta provinces.
Dr. Le Thi Xuan Lan, a meteorological expert, explained: “The heavy thunderstorms are due to the influence of a typhoon, which has resulted in the development of numerous large thunderstorm clouds. Last night, the southern region and Ho Chi Minh City experienced a series of significant thunderstorm clouds. These thunderstorm clouds build up charge during the process of transitioning from vapor to water. When they combine into a chain, they create large thunderstorms over wide areas accompanied by thunder and lightning.
At 4 AM this morning, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting reported that Typhoon No. 6 had weakened to a tropical depression. However, according to forecasts from the Japan Meteorological Agency, the storm is still active, expected to move back out to the East Sea before weakening into a tropical depression early tomorrow morning. Residents in the central provinces need to pay attention to the complex weather developments to stay safe.
