Many parents in the mountainous areas of Ha Tinh rushed to school to pick up their children to escape the flood.

On the morning of September 20, Mr. Phan Quoc Thanh, Head of the Department of Education and Training of Huong Khe district (Ha Tinh), said that the heavy rains over the past two days have caused water from the upper reaches of the Ngan Sau River to flow strongly, affecting traffic and posing a risk of flooding in some areas.

To ensure the safety of students, 24/55 schools from kindergarten to junior high school in this district have proactively allowed students to stay home from school and teachers to stay home.

A teacher at Kim Hoa Kindergarten, Huong Son District, Ha Tinh proactively moved her belongings to higher ground (Photo: Truong Giang).

Accordingly, the total number of students absent from school is 10,822 (3,832 preschool, 4,457 primary school and 2,533 secondary school students).

In Huong Son district, the flood water level on the Ngan Pho River is rising rapidly. Mr. Tran Binh Than, Chairman of the People's Committee of Huong Son district, directed the Department of Education and Training of this district to inspect, grasp the situation, and consider the decision to let students in the area leave school early in areas at risk of flooding and flash floods.

Worried about floods, parents of Son Kim 1 Primary School, Huong Son District came to pick up their children early (Photo: Van Nguyen).

Mr. Nguyen Truong Giang, Head of the Department of Education and Training of Huong Son district, said that this morning (September 20), 3 schools including Son Linh Kindergarten, Son Kim 2 Kindergarten and Son Kim 2 Primary School with a total of nearly 800 students were given a day off.

"At other schools, some students in remote areas at risk of flooding and flash floods are also proactively allowed by their parents to stay home from school to ensure safety.

On the morning of September 20, some parents from other schools were worried that the flood would cause separation, so they proactively came to pick up their children early. In the whole district, about 1,000 students had to stay home from school," Mr. Giang informed.

The water level of Ngan Pho River is rising, authorities prohibit people from crossing the bridge connecting Pho Chau town and Son Giang commune, Huong Son district (Photo: Van Nguyen).

Also according to Mr. Giang, this afternoon, some schools in the area are continuing to monitor the flood situation and have decided to temporarily close classes.

Thus, due to the impact of floods after the storm, on the morning of September 20, nearly 12,000 students in the two mountainous districts of Huong Khe and Huong Son of Ha Tinh had to stay home from school.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/nhieu-phu-huynh-mien-nui-ha-tinh-voi-vang-den-truong-don-con-ve-chay-lu-20240920100742557.htm