People living along the Red River hurriedly flee the flood

TPO - Floodwaters continued to rise on the afternoon of September 10, many people living along the banks of the Red River (Hanoi) were assisted by the government to evacuate and relocate their properties. "I am very worried about my family's property, but the most important thing right now is to avoid the flood to ensure safety," a resident of Phuc Xa ward, Ba Dinh district shared.

09/10/2024 | 19:55

TPO - Floodwaters continued to rise on the afternoon of September 10, many people living along the banks of the Red River (Hanoi) were assisted by the government to evacuate and relocate their properties. "I am very worried about my family's property, but the most important thing right now is to avoid the flood to ensure safety," a resident of Phuc Xa ward, Ba Dinh district shared.

VIDEO: People of group 3, Phuc Xa ward, make efforts to protect their assets because water resources are increasing.

According to information from the People's Committee of Ba Dinh District, since the morning of September 10, the district has been evacuating all about 200 high-risk households in the Red River bank area, in Phuc Xa ward.

Recorded at group 3, Phuc Xa ward at 4pm today, most of the households that were mobilized to evacuate have completed the evacuation. However, there are still some families who need a little more time to move their belongings to a safe place.

While cleaning the house and sobbing, Mrs. Lai Thi Thin said: "I'm trying to move things up high, I'm really scared. I've lived here for so many years and I've never seen the water here rise so high, from morning until now it's already more than a meter high."

At noon on September 10, the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Hanoi city issued a level 1 alert on the Red River in the districts of Bac Tu Liem, Tay Ho, Ba Dinh, Hoan Kiem, Hai Ba Trung, Hoang Mai, Long Bien and Thanh Tri, Dong Anh, Gia Lam.

To make the evacuation process faster, the Phuc Xa ward residential group has made efforts to support the people.

Some households moved their belongings to higher ground to avoid flooding when the water rose. "My family received support from the militia to move our belongings to higher ground to ensure safety if the water rose too much," said Ngo Thi Dieu Hang.

The woman carefully moved each item to a safer place before proceeding with the move.

Hearing the news of having to evacuate, Nguyen Trung Sy and his wife tried to arrange their house. "I'm very worried about the flood, the water is getting higher and higher, I have to go to my relatives' house to temporarily live for a few days until the water recedes."

The lives of households are turned upside down during the rainy and flooded days.

The scene at group 3, Phuc Xa ward this afternoon is vast in water.

Outside, authorities have set up barriers to prevent people from entering the flooded area.

Duc Nguyen

Source: https://tienphong.vn/dan-ven-song-hong-hoi-ha-chay-lu-post1671798.tpo