(Baonghean.vn) - Living in conditions of year-round water scarcity, students at Huoi Tu Ethnic Boarding Junior High School (Ky Son district) still have to fetch water to store for daily use. To be on time for class, the 219 boarding students have to wake up at 4 am to travel far to fetch water, which is very arduous.
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| Starting at 4-5 a.m., while the village is still shrouded in darkness, students from grades 6 to 9 at Huoi Tu Ethnic Boarding Junior High School have to wake up to fetch water for daily use and cooking. |
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| Because of the long distance, some students had to cycle to reach the water source. |
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| The water tanks near the village frequently dry up. |
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| The children's main tools are plastic containers and water hoses. |
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| To get water, the children have to put the hose into the tank and suck it in. |
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| The water tanks were crowded with students at 4 a.m. |
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| Female students carrying baskets stand waiting to get water. |
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| Because the water flow was weak, this sixth-grade student had to sit and wait. |
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| The water container was laid down in the hope that water would flow in. |
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| Some taps had water, so the children took the opportunity to wash their faces right there. |
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| Many children were lucky enough to fetch water before dawn. |
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| The boarding students' rooms are filled with plastic containers for fetching water. Principal Nguyen Van Dang said: "The number of boarding students is very large, while water is scarce, so the school stipulates that students in grades 6-7 take 5 liters of water per day, and students in grades 8-9 take 10 liters per day for cooking meals. It's manageable on sunny days, but in the freezing winter, the students struggle. Even the teachers have to travel kilometers to find water or buy it at a price of 100,000 VND per cubic meter."3". |
Dao Tho
