Quang Binh: Using flood water to clean schools when the water recedes

After the water began to recede, schools mobilized teachers and parents to clean up classrooms with the motto of overcoming the consequences of the flood as the water receded.

After the water began to recede, schools mobilized teachers and parents to clean up classrooms with the motto of overcoming the consequences of the flood as the water receded.

Teachers at Vo Ninh Primary School (Quang Ninh District, Quang Binh Province) use flood water to clean tables and chairs as the flood water recedes. (Photo: Ta Chuyen/VNA)

In Quang Ninh district (Quang Binh), flood water is receding but very slowly. Currently, in some schools in Quang Ninh district, teachers are also taking advantage of flood water to clean classrooms when the water recedes.

In recent days, Vo Ninh Primary School (Quang Ninh District, Quang Binh Province) has seen desks, chairs, school supplies, and classrooms submerged in floodwaters and mud. After the water began to recede, the school mobilized teachers and parents to clean up the classrooms with the motto of overcoming the consequences of the floods wherever the water recedes.

Ms. Hoang Thi Ngoan, Principal of Vo Ninh Primary School, said that the school yard is still 0.5m deep but the water has receded from the classrooms. Teachers in the school have to take advantage of the flood water in the yard to wash and clean the classrooms and wipe down tables and chairs. In the coming days, when the water has completely receded, the school will focus on cleaning the school yard.

Floodwater has receded from classrooms but is still 0.5m deep in the yard of Vo Ninh Primary School (Quang Ninh District, Quang Binh Province). (Photo: Ta Chuyen/VNA)

To help schools overcome the consequences of floods and stabilize teaching and learning activities, dozens of officers and soldiers of Quang Binh Provincial Police and Quang Ninh District Police were present to support schools in Quang Ninh District in cleaning classrooms. Thereby, promoting the sense of responsibility of people's police soldiers in floods.

Captain Duong Quoc Khanh, Head of the Youth Department of Quang Binh Provincial Police, said: "On the morning of October 30, more than 70 officers and soldiers of the Provincial Police and Quang Ninh District Police were present at kindergartens, primary schools and secondary schools to support teachers in overcoming the consequences of floods. We consider this the responsibility of the people's police officers for the life of the community, especially during times of floods."

Quang Binh Provincial Police force helps clean classroom tables and chairs at Vo Ninh Primary School (Quang Ninh District, Quang Binh). (Photo: Ta Chuyen/VNA)

As of the morning of October 30, in Quang Ninh district, there were still over 12,000 flooded houses, concentrated in the communes of Truong Xuan, Van Ninh, An Ninh, Xuan Ninh, Hien Ninh, Tan Ninh and Gia Ninh. Currently, the flood water is receding slowly, and people's lives are still facing many difficulties. Local authorities are focusing on implementing relief work, not letting people lack food during the flooding period.

In addition, for residential areas where flood water is almost completely receding, local authorities recommend that people watch the water, clean their houses and belongings as the water recedes to take advantage of the flood water. According to the experience of people in flooded areas, when the water recedes, people take advantage of the flood water to push mud out of the house and out of the yard; do not wait for the water to completely recede before cleaning, at that time the mud will accumulate, making it very difficult to clean the house./.

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/quang-binh-tan-dung-nuoc-lu-de-ve-sinh-truong-lop-khi-nuoc-rut-post988353.vnp