Flood warning, Thua Thien-Hue urgently announces students to stay home from school

On November 14, the Department of Education and Training of Thua Thien - Hue issued an urgent notice about allowing students to stay home from school on November 15 to avoid flooding.

Specifically, according to the Department of Education and Training of Thua Thien - Hue, many areas of Huong Tra town, Phong Dien, Quang Dien, Phu Loc, Phu Vang, A Luoi, Nam Dong districts and Hue city are currently experiencing localized flooding. The Department of Education and Training of Thua Thien - Hue informed the leaders of the Departments of Education and Training; Centers for Vocational Education - Continuing Education and Principals of schools under the Department based on the actual situation in the locality, to proactively notify students to take a day off on Wednesday (November 15).

" Leaders of Departments of Education and Training, Centers and Principals should promptly inform this notice on the media so that students, teachers and parents know and take action to ensure general safety for students and teachers and proactively for parents ," the announcement of the Department of Education and Training of Thua Thien - Hue stated.

The water level of the Huong River is rising very quickly and is forecast to reach alert level 3 at 11:00 p.m. on November 14.

According to the representative of the Standing Office of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control of Thua Thien - Hue province, in the afternoon and evening of November 14, there continued to be heavy and very heavy rain in Thua Thien - Hue.

In particular, some mountainous areas are experiencing heavy rain. The rainfall measured on November 14 in Thuong Quang (Nam Dong) was 823.8mm; Huong Son (Nam Dong) was 746.8mm; Ta Ring Lake (Nam Dong) was 683.2mm; Khe Tre town (Nam Dong) was 654.4mm; Thuong Nhat hydroelectric dam (Nam Dong) was 652.4mm; Thuong Nhat hydroelectric basin was 530.6mm; Huong Nguyen (A Luoi) was 414.8mm; Bach Ma National Park (Phu Loc) was 384.0mm; Rao Trang 3 hydroelectric dam (Phong Dien) was 293.0mm; Binh Dien hydroelectric dam (Huong Tra town) was 288.6mm)...

It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours, flood water levels in rivers in Thua Thien - Hue will continue to rise rapidly. It is forecasted that in the evening and late night of November 14, the water level of Huong River at Kim Long station will likely rise to 3.5m (equal to alarm level 3) at 11pm on November 14; the water level of Bo River will rise to 3.65m (above Alarm Level 2: 0.65m); Truoi River (Phu Loc district) will rise to 3.0m.

Also related to the flood situation, on the evening of November 14, heavy rain and strong winds caused trees to fall and roofs to be blown off of some houses in Lang Co town (Phu Loc district, Thua Thien - Hue province). Specifically, heavy rain and strong winds blew off the roofs of 4 houses in the coastal area of Dong Duong residential group; some fallen trees caused traffic jams in Lang Co town (Phu Loc district).

Rain and strong winds blew off the roofs of some households in Lang Co town (Phu Loc district).

Immediately after receiving the information, Lang Co Border Guard Station (under the Border Guard Command of Thua Thien Hue province) mobilized 15 officers and soldiers to coordinate with local authorities to evacuate people and property to a safe place; support people to repair houses, fix fallen trees to allow people to move around.

A representative of the Border Guard Command of Thua Thien - Hue province said that the unit currently maintains 380 officers, soldiers and 24 vehicles on duty 24/7; directs units to grasp the weather and local situation; coordinates with local authorities to review and develop plans to evacuate people in dangerous areas; and prepares forces and vehicles to carry out tasks when situations arise.

NGUYEN VUONG

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