Flash flood at night, school in Tuong Duong was flooded nearly 1 meter

On the morning of October 1, Mr. Thai Luong Thien - Head of the Department of Education and Training of Tuong Duong district said that due to the impact offlash floods and landslidesThis morning, Luong Minh Primary Boarding School (in Minh Tien village, Luong Minh commune) had to let students stay home so their parents could pick them up. "Fortunately, teachers and students were evacuated in time so they are safe," said Mr. Thien.

According to Principal Nguyen Van Thanh, at around 10:20 pm on September 30, after a heavy rain that lasted for several hours, water suddenly poured down from Mat stream. "In just about 20 minutes, the rushing water rose and flooded almost the entire school. At that time, many teachers were still on duty in the school but did not have time to evacuate their belongings and equipment," said Mr. Thanh.

According to Mr. Thanh, at this time, in addition to teachers, there are nearly 300 boarding students staying in the dormitory building. "The school yard was flooded about 1 meter after just a few minutes. Most of the classrooms and the dining hall were flooded deeply. Books and basic school supplies were all soaked," Mr. Thanh said, adding that after the water receded, it left a very thick layer of mud. The school is still trying to fix it, but it is expected to take nearly 2 days.

Mr. Vi Dinh Phuc - Chairman of the People's Committee of Luong Minh commune said that the prolonged heavy rain and flash floods caused a series of landslides in the area. The local authorities had to evacuate about 80 people in Dua village that night. "There were many landslides after the water receded. The most serious was the landslide on the main road of the commune running along the Nam Non river. Now the commune is cut off at the position passing through Dua village. The villages in the inner area are isolated," said Mr. Phuc.