Teachers in the highlands of Nghe An trek through the forest to find water for their students
(Baonghean.vn) - At the beginning of the new school year, many schools in the highlands of Nghe An suffered from a severe water shortage. Some water pipes were damaged and blocked due to heavy rain and floods. In this situation, teachers had to trek through the forest to find water for their students.
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| After days of heavy rain and floods, many schools in the mountainous district of Ky Son are seriously lacking water for daily use. With a large number of students living and eating at boarding schools, water is a major concern after they return to school. Therefore, after each class, teachers have to divide up and cross the forests to find water sources to bring back to school. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| At Nam Can Primary and Secondary School for Ethnic Minorities, the water system is taken from a source 5 km away from the school. After the summer break, the pipeline was damaged and heavily clogged, many teachers had to search each connection point in the forest to check. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Teacher Nguyen Ngoc Lam - a teacher at Nam Can Primary and Secondary School for Ethnic Minorities said: "We have to go to each connection point, dig up the water pipes to open them and check. We have to deal with any damage or blockages. The worst part is when it just rains, leeches are all over us, we have to crawl into every bush to find the water pipes." Photo: Dao Tho |
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| The joints are buried underground, teachers have to use pliers to remove them. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| After each time they opened a water pipe in the forest, the teachers were covered in mud and their clothes were soaked. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Some points were broken, water was splashing out, to handle it they had to get wet and use rope to fix it. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| In other places, many teachers had to crawl into thorny bushes to pull pipes to replace water lines. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| After many days of trekking through the forest, water has returned to serve the students. “Highland students, when lacking water, often go to streams and streams to bathe and wash, which poses a high risk of drowning. Therefore, we have directed schools to ensure enough food, accommodation, and water for students to use to create peace of mind for parents and students to study” – said Mr. Phan Van Thiet - Head of the Department of Education and Training of Ky Son district. Photo: Dao Tho |
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