(Baonghean.vn) -Each house has its own electricity connection.There are power lines lying close to the ground, hanging on roofs, corrugated iron roofs... This situation poses countless risks during the flood season in Western Nghe An.
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| Electric poles are made of bamboo, rattan or any other pole; electric wires are tangled and low… Many tragic accidents have occurred due to this makeshift and sketchy power grid. The rainy season has come, the risk of insecurity in the mountainous power grid is increasingly alarming. Photo taken at Pa Ty village, Yen Tinh commune (Tuong Duong). Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Electric poles are made of bamboo, only 3-4cm in diameter, many poles are rotten but still have to bear the weight of nearly ten electric wires. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| All the trees are used to make electric poles. It is even more terrifying when the electric wire is wrapped around the mahogany tree, a tree that grows very quickly and when the wire loop stretches, the insulation layer will no longer be effective. In addition, when it rains or is windy, it is inevitable that the tree will fall and the power line will be broken. The health and lives of the people are also threatened. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| For many people in the mountains, having electricity is all they need and ensuring safety is not important. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Horrified by this type of electrical connection. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| A very unsafe way of connecting electricity. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Electric wires lying flat on the ground. Photo taken at Cap Chang village, Yen Tinh (Tuong Duong). Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| More dangerously, children play near power lines. Photo taken in Canh Toong village, Yen Tinh. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| "Tree" electric pole. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| The electricity is connected very roughly, posing a potential safety risk. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| With such a sketchy and makeshift way of connecting electricity, many households in the mountainous areas are still facing danger every day and every hour. Preventing the risk of accidents due to unsafe use of electricity is extremely necessary. Local authorities as well as the electricity industry need to step in to propagate and instruct people on how to use electricity safely before unfortunate incidents occur. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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