Floods destroy and bury many houses in Nghe An border district

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In recent days, heavy rain has occurred in Chieu Luu commune, Ky Son district, causing water from streams to overflow, flooding and causing severe damage to people in this commune (Photo: Ngoc Hoa).

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Mr. La Van Tay, Secretary of the Party Committee of Chieu Luu commune, said that the San Sang hill area, Pieng Ngum village and Xieng Thu village of the commune suffered serious landslides.

"This section of the road keeps collapsing and causing blockages because there is a constant flow of water on the hill, so every time it rains, there are serious landslides," said Mr. Tay (Photo: La Tay).

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According to Mr. Tay, the amount of landslide caused Mr. La Van Chien and La Van On, Xieng Thu village, Chieu Luu commune, to be forced to evacuate their houses (Photo: La Tay).

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Floods have put the newly built house of Mr. Luong Van Muon's family in Hong Tien village, Chieu Luu commune at risk of total collapse. Part of the house's foundation has been washed away by floodwaters, and the commune's functional forces have come to evacuate furniture, property and people to a safe place (Photo: La Tay).

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The amount of water pouring in from upstream has completely damaged many rice fields in Chieu Luu commune (Photo: La Tay).

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The house of gratitude of Mr. and Mrs. Luong Van Cam, Hong Tien village was severely affected and had to be dismantled and relocated. Currently, Mr. Cam's house is uninhabitable due to damage caused by floodwaters (Photo: La Tay).

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The flood also caused Huu Kiem Kindergarten (Khe Ty village), Huu Kiem commune, Ky Son district, to be flooded, causing mud and soil to damage the school's equipment, lawn, and toys.

Floodwaters also collapsed 30m of the fence of Chieu Luu 2 Kindergarten, mud flooded into the school yard and classrooms, damaging a number of items, equipment, and property.

Chieu Luu 2 Primary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities was flooded, damaging some items, equipment and property (Photo: Ngoc Hoa).

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The Xieng Thu - Bao Thang road continued to have landslides in some locations, causing damage to the culverts crossing the road in Bao Thang commune; the section passing through Luu Hoa village, Chieu Luu commune had landslides with a risk of breaking the road about 70m long (Photo: La Tay).

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Floods have damaged and destroyed 54 houses in the entire Ky Son district (Photo: La Tay).

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Floods occurring in communes such as Chieu Luu, Huu Kiem, Bao Thang... of Ky Son district caused damage to many cows, pigs, chickens, ponds, rice fields... estimated at about 9.1 billion VND (Photo: La Tay).