Install 3 giant pumps to prevent flooding in Vinh market
(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of October 13, with the risk of rising floodwaters causing flooding in Vinh Market, the city installed 3 field pumps to pump water from the canal system in Vinh Market area to Vinh River.
Capacity of each machine 650m3/h, will be pumped immediately on the night of October 13.
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| Vinh Market traders "save" goods after the rain of the century on the night of October 9 and early morning of October 10. Photo: Quang An. |
As of 6:00 p.m., the units have completed the installation of one machine and are urgently installing the remaining two machines.
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| The road behind Vinh Market was heavily flooded, vehicles waded through water after the rain this morning (October 13). Photo courtesy |
To serve the pumping of water tonight, Vinh Urban Infrastructure Management and Development Company mobilized all staff and workers to pack sandbags to build a dike to prevent water from overflowing. At the same time, they welded sheet piles, then pressed the sheet piles into the bara wall to prevent water from entering inside.
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| Installing high-capacity pumps to force water from the sewer system in Vinh Market area. Photo: Canh Nam |
Mr. Bui Duc Loc, Director of Vinh Urban Infrastructure Management and Development Company, said: Currently, the Vinh River water level has risen too high, the difference between the ground level and the drainage level in Vinh Market is 1.8m, so it is necessary to pump it out. Because if the water in the sewer system is not pumped out in time, when there is heavy rain, the area around Vinh Market will be flooded even more severely.
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| Authorities excavated sand to create a dike to serve 3 temporary pumps. Photo: Canh Nam. |
As of 7:00 p.m. on October 13, the water level in the Vinh River has risen very high, in many sections the level is only 1 meter from the dike surface. According to forecasts, the water level will continue to rise tonight due to the high tide blocking the flow. Currently, forces including the army, police, militia and local forces of Vinh Tan Ward with nearly 1,000 people are still continuing to make efforts to deploy measures to reinforce 60 meters of weak dike, at high risk of breaking in Tan Phuong block (Vinh Tan Ward). |
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