Traffic in Quy Hop is disrupted due to floods and rains.

(Baonghean.vn) - Over the past few days, there has been heavy rain in Quy Hop district. In the early morning of September 14, there was very heavy rain. Water suddenly poured into fast-flowing rivers and streams, causing localized flooding, bridges washed away, and students in some places had to stay home from school.

Khe Rieng spillway bridge in Nghia Xuan commune - Quy Hop is flooded 1m deep, students have to stay home from school

According to a quick report from the Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control and Rescue of Quy Hop district, the entire district had about 95 flooded houses, most of them in Chau Quang, Chau Cuong, Nam Son, Bac Son, Tam Hop. The flood destroyed and swept away hundreds of meters of canals, 9 bridges, culverts, 2 dams and 10km of roads, 04 electric poles.

In particular, half of Tam Lien bridge in Tam Hop commune was swept away by flood. In addition, Quy Hop has more than 150 hectares of summer-autumn rice, 180 hectares of corn, 150 hectares of sugarcane and over 120 hectares of crops flooded, of which 100 hectares were swept away or lost, over 200 hectares of industrial crops and fruit trees were damaged. Along with crops, the whole district had nearly 3,800 livestock and poultry killed or swept away, 20.5 hectares of aquaculture ponds were flooded and damaged.

Thousands of hectares of sugarcane in Quy Hop are deeply flooded.

Faced with the damage caused by floods, the district leaders and the Flood and Storm Prevention and Control Committee of Quy Hop district have organized delegations to survey and inspect the work of flood prevention and recovery. They have directed localities to dredge buried canals and ditches, and intra-field canals; mobilized people to recover damaged rice fields; and reinforced banks and embankments, especially at vulnerable points.

Chau Dinh floodwaters were deeply flooded, completely isolating the southwestern communes of Quy Hop district.

Huy Nham - Thu Huong

Quy Hop Radio Station