Chairman of Ha Tinh Provincial People's Committee Vo Trong Hai requested Huong Khe district authorities to continue to closely monitor weather developments, ensure dam safety, operate reservoirs according to regulations, and ensure safety for downstream areas.
On the morning of October 31, Chairman of Ha Tinh Provincial People's Committee Vo Trong Hai inspected the flood situation in Huong Khe and Vu Quang districts. Also attending were Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Hong Linh; Colonel Nguyen Hong Phong - Director of the Provincial Police; Colonel Nguyen Xuan Thang - Commander of the Provincial Military Command. |
In Huong Khe district, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Vo Trong Hai and members of the delegation inspected the operation of the reservoir at Ho Ho Hydropower Plant; inspected some landslide sites in Gia Pho and Huong Lien communes.
Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Vo Trong Hai and members of the delegation inspected the operation at Ho Ho Hydropower Plant.
According to the report of Huong Khe district, this morning, the total water flow discharged downstream was about 253 m3 /s. Currently, the unit has mobilized maximum staff and employees to operate and regulate water to ensure safety.
On the morning of October 31, the total flow of water discharged downstream was about 253 m3 /s.
Regarding the flood situation, heavy rain caused 5,494 households in Huong Khe district to have their gardens flooded, of which 860 households had their houses flooded; 8 schools, 16 village meeting halls were flooded, 1 post office was flooded; a number of lakes, dams, and riverbank embankments were damaged and eroded; the Tat dam in Hoa Hai commune (capacity 0.4 million m3 ) had its dam body broken; the banks of Ngan Sau river and Tiem river had many landslides... Floods caused 2 deaths due to drowning, 1 person missing. Winter crops were flooded on 20.2 hectares.
Faced with the complicated flood situation, on the morning of October 31, Huong Khe district proactively allowed 54 schools with 22,525 students to stay home.
As of this morning (October 31), heavy rain still flooded many roads, bridges, and culverts in the communes of Huong Binh, Huong Do, Dien My, Phuc Trach, Huong Lien, Huong Lam... causing many residential areas to be isolated.
After the inspection, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Vo Trong Hai requested Ho Ho Hydropower Plant to continue to strictly implement the regulations on reservoir operation; ensure dam safety, have plans to protect dams, dam corridors, and inter-reservoir operation procedures according to regulations, ensuring maximum safety for the project and people in the downstream areas of Huong Khe district.
Inspection team at landslide site in Huong Lien commune.
Regarding landslides in the area, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee noted that local authorities should continue to closely monitor weather developments, take warning measures in dangerous areas and routes with high risk of landslides; mobilize forces and means to promptly overcome landslides to ensure safe traffic for people and vehicles.
Check and review all locations at high risk of floods, flash floods, landslides and deep flooding to promptly notify people to proactively prevent. Organize a review of households in areas at high risk of floods, flash floods and landslides to be ready to evacuate to a safe place. Proactively mobilize forces and means to evacuate households in dangerous areas to ensure people's safety.
Authorities and local authorities continue to urgently mobilize human resources to search for people missing due to floods.
Previously, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Vo Trong Hai and provincial leaders came to burn incense and offer condolences to the families of those who died due to floods in Ha Linh commune, Huong Khe district.
Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Vo Trong Hai burned incense, expressed condolences and encouraged the children of Ms. Tr. (in village 12, Ha Linh commune) - who was unfortunately swept away by flood yesterday (October 30).
After checking in Huong Khe, the delegation continued to check the flood situation in Vu Quang district.
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