The rain has stopped, Thanh Chuong people join hands to overcome the consequences and stabilize their lives.

Many households in Thanh My commune have brought their belongings home after 1 day of evacuation to avoid the flood. Photo: CSCC

Mr. Pham Xuan Luc - Vice Chairman of Thanh My Commune People's Committee said: "By noon today, 20 households in the commune had to evacuate due to deep flooding on September 26. Now the water has receded, we have mobilized forces to support households to clean up their houses, clean their barns, and bring people and property home.

Currently, the roads and bridges are flooded and My Son bridge has collapsed. We have put up barriers and guided people to use other routes. When the water recedes, we will quickly mobilize forces to fix the problems as soon as possible.

Thanh My commune residents clean village roads after heavy rain. Photo: PV

In Hanh Lam commune, the water receded slowly in many places. Many areas of crops and tea were heavily flooded. The commune has set up teams to inspect the situation, count the damage and take remedial measures.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Luan - Chairman of the Farmers' Association of Hanh Lam commune said: "For the tea area near the river with high flood water, we have directed households to wait for the water to recede to clear the flow and drain the water for the tea. For the corn and cassava areas that are deeply flooded, when the water recedes, we will assess the extent of the damage and find a reasonable solution.

In the area, there is a spillway bridge in Chuyen hamlet and some inter-village roads are deeply flooded. The commune has put up signs, barriers and sent forces to be on duty, instructing people not to travel through here.

Many industrial tea areas near the river in Hanh Lam commune were flooded. Photo: PV

In other localities, due to the impact of continuous heavy rains over the past two days, many areas of the early winter crop were flooded. Taking advantage of the sunny weather, people went to the fields to drain water and actively drain the crops. Some landslides occurred on the roads but they were not significant, and the local authorities mobilized forces to proactively overcome them.

Mr. Le Dinh Thanh - Vice Chairman of Thanh Chuong District People's Committee said: Currently, in Thanh Chuong district, the rain has stopped and the water is gradually receding. However, due to the complicated weather situation, hydropower plants are releasing flood water, so the district requires localities to grasp the weather developments and promptly inform the people; implement well the 4 on-site, especially strengthen control and inspection of residential areas living near rivers, streams and low-lying areas to have timely evacuation solutions when there are urgent incidents. In addition, propagate and mobilize people to absolutely not fish on rivers and streams when the water level is high to avoid unfortunate incidents from happening".

At traffic points that were eroded and deeply flooded, the authorities installed barriers and sent forces to stand guard. Photo: PV

From the afternoon of September 25 to the morning of September 27, 2023, heavy rain and whirlwinds occurred in Thanh Chuong district, causing damage to people's property and crops. Specifically: 23 houses were flooded about 20-50cm; 8 roads were deeply flooded; 2 corrugated iron roofs of about 120m2 of houses were blown off; 1 Vinaphone electric pole was broken; 135m of residential fence collapsed; 01 residential bridge collapsed in Thanh Nho commune; landslide completely eroded the bridge abutment in Thanh My; Roads and sidewalks of all kinds were eroded over 500m.

Agricultural damage: Aquaculture: Ponds and lakes flooded with 30-70% damage: 27.5 ha; Corn and vegetables damaged with 30-70% damage: 18.5 ha; Rice flooded: 2 ha (Thanh My commune).

Taking advantage of the sunny weather, Thanh Ngoc residents harvest cassava to avoid rotting. Photo: PV

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