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Flash floods caused serious damage in Nhon Mai commune (Nghe An): Traffic was cut off, commune headquarters was deeply flooded, many houses were swept away.

Hai Thuong - Hoai Thu July 22, 2025 15:54

At noon on July 22, a flash flood occurred in the border commune of Nhon Mai, Nghe An province, sweeping away many houses and inundating the commune People's Committee headquarters with 1 meter of water. Authorities and residents struggled to escape the flood.

According to information from local residents and authorities in Nhon Mai border commune, Nghe An province, at around 11:30 a.m. on July 22, a flash flood occurred at Hy stream, causing serious landslides on both banks of Nhon Mai residential area, Nhon Mai commune.

Floods swept away two houses in Nhon Mai village and one in Huoi Xa village; five other houses are at high risk of landslides. The old headquarters of the Nhon Mai Commune People's Committee was submerged nearly one meter deep.

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Rescuing machines from the Commune People's Committee. Photo: CSCC

As soon as receiving the information, Nhon Mai Border Guard Station promptly dispatched forces to coordinate with local authorities and on-site forces to organize the evacuation of assets and support people to safety.

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Many houses are at risk of collapse. Photo: CSCC

It is still raining heavily, the stream water level continues to rise. Highway 16 through Nhon Mai commune has a landslide of about 50 meters, causing traffic to be completely paralyzed.

Not only in Nhon Mai commune, prolonged heavy rain also affected many other border communes such as Tam Thai, Na Ngoi, Tri Le. In particular, in My Ly commune, the Nam Non river rose about 3 meters, posing a risk of serious flooding and landslides.

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Moving furniture and food to help households. Photo: CSCC

Border Guard units, "4 on-site" forces, along with officials and people of communes and villages, are mobilizing forces to support the evacuation of people, inspecting vulnerable points and being ready to deploy response plans to complex flood developments.

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Flash floods caused serious damage in Nhon Mai commune (Nghe An): Traffic was cut off, commune headquarters was deeply flooded, many houses were swept away.
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