Ky Son: 84 houses were flooded and buried and 9 others had to be urgently evacuated.

Local authorities and people of Xieng Thu village (Chieu Luu commune) help households dredge soil and rocks that buried their houses. Photo: Lu Phu

By the afternoon of July 23, in Ky Son, the roads from the district center to the communes of Ta Ca, Muong Tip, Muong Ai, due to the rising water level of the Nam Mo River, many sections were flooded from 0.5 - 1m deep, the road surface was eroded and gouged into the roadbed with a total length of 300m, making it impossible for cars to circulate. In addition, on National Highway 16, there were 3 landslides causing traffic on this route to stagnate...

In Chieu Luu commune, authorities are actively moving stilt houses out of areas at risk of landslides. Photo: Lu Phu

According to statistics, as of 2:00 p.m. on July 23, the entire Ky Son district had 84 houses flooded, buried by rocks and soil, and had their roofs blown off. Landslides collapsed the wooden boards of Chieu Luu Kindergarten; heavy rain swept away a 5-room teacher's house at Muong Ai Primary School. The entire district had 9 houses that had to be urgently evacuated. In addition, floods also swept away 127 small generators and 2 buffaloes of local people...

In the immediate future, Ky Son district will support 13 million VND and 30 kg of rice for the family whose house was swept away by the flood in Dinh Son 1 village, Huu Kiem commune, and at the same time mobilize local forces to help people overcome the consequences and promptly visit and encourage the affected families.