Whilst I was in Vietnam last month, the tail end of typhoon Haiyan passed, creating a massive low pressure which released about 200mm of rain in 6 hours.
It was raining quite heavily, but I thought nothing much of it.
http://i.imgur.com/wfmeGPt.jpg
This meant that Hoi An got a couple of hours of warning as they had to open the sluice gates creating a sudden burst of water. I woke up at 5am to find lots of shouting and about 10cm of water inside the hotel
http://i.imgur.com/m4q8hQ6.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/DILvBEP.jpg
I think it was a bit stressful for the hotel staff
http://i.imgur.com/uIZMYS5.jpg
So like any sane person who's room was on the 4th floor, I grab my camera and go for a little boat ride to the old town.
http://i.imgur.com/5DvfkMp.jpg
Heading into town you really get a feel for the importance of a few cm of altitude
http://i.imgur.com/j9rxU6c.jpg
Also peoples idea of taking care of machines.
http://i.imgur.com/6P1kP3s.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Aa7E5Sx.jpg
So to go to the deeper bits I decide to try and rent a boat
http://i.imgur.com/g3kSSoJ.jpg
We go round the old town of Hoi An, very odd, some parts under 2m of water.
http://i.imgur.com/FwiiiWy.jpg
Some were more stressed than others
http://i.imgur.com/GHp7sac.jpg
Just quite bizzare.
http://i.imgur.com/IQUegri.jpg
The tiny side streets were collecting rubbish and detritus
http://i.imgur.com/NFEQq8m.jpg
This gives some scale as to how many shops / cafes were effected
http://i.imgur.com/XTNEHtT.jpg
Obviously health and safety as important as ever
http://i.imgur.com/YZxIo3z.jpg
I love how the flood water blended into the yellow
http://i.imgur.com/iYJiE7H.jpg
Commerce continues as normal
http://i.imgur.com/iUaRPCt.jpg

