(Baonghean.vn) -The approaching flood season has added to the worries of the people of Pat village (Chau Tien commune) and Quan village (Lien Hop commune) of Quy Hop district. These gentle streams and creeks, however, when the flood season comes, become “death scythes” that submerge entire houses, fields and gardens, threatening the lives of many people here.
This is the reality that for many years, ethnic minorities living in Muong Hat and Muong Nghinh areas in Chau Tien and Lien Hop communes, Quy Hop district have had to endure. Because people often build their houses right at the foot of the mountain, close to the stream, just one heavy rain, when water from Chau Hong and Chau Tien flows here, dozens of households in the two villages above are flooded, leaving dozens of households here unable to react. All the houses, fields and gardens have become a deserted place.
In that situation, in 2011, Quy Hop district approved the Emergency Investment Project to relocate people from the disaster and landslide areas in Chau Tien and Lien Hop communes with a total capital of 36,134 billion VND. That is the wish of 42 households in Pat village, Chau Tien commune and 31 households in Quan village, Lien Hop commune. However, after more than 2 years, the progress of the resettlement area construction is very slow. Due to lack of budget, since the beginning of the year, the contractor has stopped construction, only stopping at the leveling stage, while the total number of items that need to be implemented include: Leveling, internal traffic, electricity, water, cultural house, sports field...
Below are some photos taken at two resettlement areas in Quan village (Lien Hop) and Pat village (Chau Tien):
 After the main road, through these "bridges" is the entrance to the residence of 31 households subject to relocation in Quan village, Lien Hop commune. |
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| Panoramic view of the residences of households in Quan village and Na Doong fields from above. |
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| The two households suffered the most damage in the “historic” flood of 2009 in Quan village. Although it had only experienced a shower, the water had already stagnated into large puddles. |
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| Mr. Vi Van Ly - Head of Quan village said that currently 31 households in the village are preparing to store food in high and dry places to prevent water from rising. |
 | | Road to Pat village resettlement area (Chau Tien) |
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| The bridge leading to the resettlement area of Quan village - the only project completed to date. |
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| The resettlement area with an area of 4.24 hectares for 42 households in Pat village has only completed the leveling stage. This is a common situation for resettlement areas here. |
Thanh Quynh
