ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS OF THE ROAD SYSTEM ON FLOOD REGIME IN THE COASTAL FLOODING AREA OF VU GIA - THU BAN RIVER BASIN, QUANG NAM PROVINCE

Flooding is one of the dangerous types of natural disasters, which has been causing great damage to human values and even human life, leading to negative impacts on socio-economic development, specifically in the lowland areas of the Vu Gia - Thu Bon river basin. The road system contributes to promoting intra-regional and inter-regional connectivity and is an important factor for socio-economic development. However, in certain cases, the road system continues to be expanded and enhanced, turning them into "dyke systems", interfering with the natural flood regime, increasing the area and flooding time. To assess the impact of the road system on the flood regime, the paper uses the Mike Flood modeling module to simulate the change of flood regime for flood events in 1999, 2007, 2020, and the 5% flood scenario. The comparison between the current road system and the old road system shows a certain increase in both depth and flooded area, especially in the case of 5% flood, the flood depth increases by 0.1 - 0.2 m in the upper part of the basin but only a small change in the lower part of the basin from 0.01 - 0.04 m.