Teachers and students in the farthest 'oasis' of Nghe An brave the rain to return home for the holiday
(Baonghean.vn) - At the beginning of the National Day holiday, teachers and students at schools in the middle of Ban Ve hydroelectric lake returned home with their bags in hand in heavy rain.
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On the first day of the holiday, it rained heavily, which was also the time when teachers in Huu Khuong commune (Tuong Duong - Nghe An) carried their belongings home to reunite with their families. Huu Khuong is one of the most remote communes in Nghe An province. Separated by the Ban Ve hydroelectric reservoir, travel here is mainly by motorboat or trekking through the forest. |
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The career of "sowing letters" of teachers here encounters countless difficulties. |
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Teachers often plan their trips to and from school weeks in advance. They book boats, prepare gifts, do laundry... and then the "adventures" begin. |
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These three teachers walked from Tung Hoc village, 8 km away, to the ferry dock. Once there, they had to wait another hour for a boat to return. |
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On holidays, teachers have to accept traveling on unsafe boats, while it continues to rain. |
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Many students have to walk through the forest for hours to return home. |
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A little boy waiting for his parents to pick him up. |
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Then, they had to row the boat home with their mother. Almost all male students in Huu Khuong can row the boat themselves and this is also the main means of transportation for residents of Ban Ve Lake. |