2023-04-28 10:47:01
Thousands of people from Ho Chi Minh City returned to their hometown for the holidays of April 30 and May 1, making the western and eastern gateways and Tan Son Nhat airport congested since the afternoon of April 28.
On the afternoon of April 28, National Highway 1A, the section through Tan Tuc town area (Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh City) was crowded with vehicles. This is the last working day before the holidays of April 30 and May 1 last for 5 days, so people take advantage of returning to their hometown (Photo: Hai Long).
The line of cars is long and congested at the western gateway of Ho Chi Minh City (the section through Tan Tuc town, Binh Chanh district) (Photo: Hai Long).
Vehicles heading from Ho Chi Minh City to the western provinces are congested for a long time on National Highway 1A (the section through Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City) (Photo: Hai Long).
As noted by Reporter Dan TriAt about 15:30, thousands of vehicles from Ho Chi Minh City gradually poured into the western provinces. The section through Tan Tuc town, vehicles are congested when they arrive at the intersection of National Highway 1A – Doan Nguyen Tuan Street.
This holiday lasts 5 days, so people have a lot of time to return to their hometown, many people “carry, carry” under the hot sun (Photo: Hai Long).
The traffic police force has been strengthened since noon to separate flows, navigate vehicles, and limit traffic jams.
Captain Le Truong Giang – Tan Tuc Traffic Police Team said that on this occasion, relatives return to their hometown in the last afternoon before the start of the holiday.
“It’s still not very crowded at this time, at the end of the afternoon, only a small part of people return to their hometown because many people have not finished their shift. By about 5 pm, it will be crowded, the possibility of traffic jams is high”, said Captain Giang (Photo: Hai) Long).
Under the sweltering sun, many people still covered themselves with glasses, coats, and masks to return home early (Photo: Hai Long).
The area at the intersection of National Highway 1A – Doan Nguyen Tuan Street was chaotic when the number of vehicles passing through was increasing (Photo: Hai Long).
Many children struggled in the car when returning home with their parents in the hot sun (Photo: Hai Long).
Mr. Do Hoang Khang (living in Long An) had to stop on the sidewalk to get water because of the hot sun. He said, the way home was not too far, but the weather was too hot, making him dehydrated and tired (Photo: Hai Long).
The number of people is more and more crowded on National Highway 1A (the section through Tan Tuc town), many people have to climb on the sidewalk to move through the jam (Photo: Hai Long).
At National Highway 13 (the section through Binh Thanh District and Thu Duc City) the flow of people is crowded, long lines of vehicles move one after another (Photo: Hoang Huong).
Similarly at Tan Son Nhat airport, the departure and arrival halls of the domestic area are always crowded with passengers (Photo: Cao Bach).
Today, Tan Son Nhat International Airport operates 500 domestic flights and 261 international flights, equivalent to 126,000 passengers. At the check-in counters of airlines, people have to wait in long lines to check in. Many passengers said that they had to wait in line for more than 30 minutes and still had not got their turn. Airline staff must ask passengers to move through other rows to check-in to clear traffic (Photo: Cao Bach).
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