Cau River dike collapses, thousands of Bac Giang residents brave the sun to fix it

This afternoon (September 14), speaking with reporters of Giao thong Newspaper, the leader of Yen Dung District People's Committee, Bac Giang said that on the same morning, as soon as the authorities discovered a landslide on the left dike of Cau River, which was at risk of affecting the safety of the dike, they notified local forces to come and fix it. The initial need was only for about 300 people to drive bamboo stakes to reinforce the foot of the dike, use sacks filled with soil and sand to block the base to increase the load, and fix the landslide above.

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Thousands of people braved the sun and jostled to help fix the landslide on the Cau River dike, through Dong Viet commune, Yen Dung, Bac Giang. Photo: FB.

However, as soon as the incident was reported, many people took photos and videos and posted them on social media. Immediately after, thousands of people from all over brought tools to Dong Viet to help build the dike.

By 12 noon the same day, although the weather was hot and the flood water on the river was decreasing, there were still about 1,500 people using hoes, shovels, pineapple bags, stuffing soil, and building dikes.

Thanks to thousands of people working through lunch, the incident was resolved early, ensuring absolute safety for the dike, helping to protect the lives and property of people in the area.

Clip shows thousands of people working in the sun to build dykes to avoid floods in Bac Giang. Source: FB.

The leader of Yen Dung District People's Committee also said: Yen Dung is a low-lying area, where many rivers converge, so in recent days there has always been a risk of flooding. Up to now, flood water on Cau River, Thuong River and Luc Nam River flowing through the area are all receding quite quickly, most of them have reached level 2 alert, so it is quite safe.

In flooded areas due to river water overflowing the dike in Tri Yen, Lang Son and Dong Viet communes, water levels are also gradually decreasing, and people are focusing on overcoming the consequences of the flood.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/de-song-cau-sat-truot-hang-nghin-nguoi-dan-bac-giang-doi-nang-khac-phuc-192240914161719019.htm