Ky Son overcomes the consequences of flash floods

(Baonghean) -According to the report of the Office of the Flood and Storm Prevention Command of Nghe An province, on the evening of August 24 and 25, heavy rain caused flash floods in Bac Ly and My Ly communes, Ky Son district (Nghe An).

Consequences: 3 houses collapsed, 10 houses were flooded, 8 houses suffered serious landslides, 80 small hydroelectric plants were swept away, 13 buffaloes, cows, and pigs were swept away... By 10:00 a.m. on August 26, the traffic system from Muong Long to My Ly and from Huoi Tu to Bac Ly had many landslides causing traffic jams. Although the flash flood occurred at night, there were no casualties.

Currently, Ky Son district has mobilized police, military, Border Guard Station 527, youth union and militia forces in communes that were not damaged to participate in overcoming the consequences, rebuilding collapsed houses, and arranging for families whose houses were swept away to live in mixed housing with unaffected houses. Ky Son district traffic department and local authorities are concentrating on dredging and filling up landslide-affected road sections to ensure the road is cleared as soon as possible.

Khanh Ly