5 people have died due to floods in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - In the border district of Ky Son (Nghe An), floods killed 5 people, including 3 people in Chieu Luu commune, 1 student in Tay Son commune and 1 body whose identity has not been determined.
| Panoramic view of flooding in Muong Xen town. Clip: Duy Khanh |
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| Heavy rains have submerged Ky Son district. Muong Xen town and many other communes are deeply submerged because the Nam Mo river is high. Photo: Duy Khanh |
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| On August 17, Mr. Phan Sy Thang - Chief of Office of the People's Committee of Ky Son district (Nghe An) said that at around 11:30 a.m. the same day, Ms. Moong Me Tan (37 years old), residing in Luu Thang village, Chieu Luu commune (Ky Son district) picked up her nephew Cut Van Thon (6th grade student, Chieu Luu Secondary School) from school. While crossing a stream in Luu Thang village, she was unfortunately swept away by floodwaters. The family, local people, and local authorities organized a search and discovered the bodies of the two victims. Photo: Duy Khanh. |
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| By the evening of the same day, according to a quick report from the Standing Office of the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue, in Ky Son district, two more children, Ha Bao Cu (10 years old, in Dong Tren village, Tay Son commune) and Lu Van Giap (14 years old, in Khe Tang village, Chieu Luu commune) also died due to being swept away by floodwaters. And another body drifted to Huu Kiem commune whose identity has not yet been determined. Photo: Duy Khanh. |
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| Authorities help people move their belongings. Photo: Duy Khanh. |
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| By the end of August 17, Muong Xen Town was still heavily flooded. Photo: Duy Khanh. |
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