Heavy rain and rapidly rising floodwaters isolated many areas in Thanh Chuong.
(Baonghean.vn) - Due to the circulation of storm No. 9, heavy and prolonged rain occurred in Thanh Chuong district (Nghe An), causing flooding and local isolation in some localities.
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| Rapid water flow at the spillway in Thuy Hoa village, Thanh Thuy commune. Photo: Huy Thu |
From the night of October 28 and 29, heavy rain occurred in Thanh Chuong district, causing flooding in some mountainous and low-lying communes in the district.local, some routes weredivision, many households were isolated.
In Thanh Thuy commune, since the morning of October 29, the spillways in the area such as the bridge in Thuy Hoa village, the bridge through Thanh Khe commune, the bridge to the Youth Volunteer Force 5... have all been flooded, causing local isolation. In particular, the spillway in Thuy Hoa village has water nearly 2 meters high and flows rapidly.
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| Flash flood in Thanh Xuan commune. Photo: Huy Thu |
Mr. Nguyen Hung Cuong (44 years old), a resident of the 5th Youth Volunteer Corps, Thanh Thuy commune, said that the overflow bridge at the Duom intersection was flooded more than 2 meters deep, the water flowed violently, isolating 60 households living here.
At the communeresettlementNgoc Lam, rainwater deeply flooded the road to Tan Ngoc village, making it impossible for people to pass. The stream water rose quickly and flowed strongly, flooding some spillways and hard bridges, causing many inter-commune and inter-village roads to be cut off.
| Overflow bridges are very dangerous when the water level rises. Video: Huy Thu |
Mr. Nguyen Khanh Thanh - Chairman of Thanh Xuan Commune People's Committee said that at this time, some spillways in the commune were flooded and impassable, and flash floods occurred in the Cua Ong dam area, damaging many crops of the people.
Due to heavy rain and strong winds, many trees have fallen on the roads, some trees have been uprooted and fallen on houses, causing roofs to collapse. People are currently working to fix the situation in the rain.
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| Trees fell on the roofs of houses in Thanh Xuan commune. Photo: Huy Thu |
At 3:30 pm this afternoon, the water level of the Ro River is rising rapidly, with the risk of flooding and flash floods in hamlet 10 and some areas of hamlet 9 (old), Thanh Khe commune. The commune authorities have requested the above two areas to evacuate children, the elderly, the sick as well as some households in hamlets 1, 2, 3, 4 (old) at risk of landslides and need to evacuate people and property to a safe place.
Many roads and bridges in communes such as Thanh Thinh, Thanh Nho, Thanh Lam, Thanh Hoa... are also partially flooded.
| Floodwaters cut off Thanh Tung commune. Clip: Huy Thu |
In the area where it is raining heavily, the water level of rivers and streams is rising rapidly. Local authorities and organizations have assigned forces to be on duty, set up barriers, and advised people not to go through deeply flooded areas to prevent accidents and risks.
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| Thanh Xuan commune residents repair their houses in the rain. Photo: Huy Thu |
On the afternoon of October 29, some schools in the area also gave students a break from school activities, asking parents to carefully manage their children to avoid drowning accidents during the rainy and stormy season.
At Vo Liet 1 Primary School, facing the risk of flooding due to the rapidly rising Ro River, the school mobilized forces to move all files, documents, and machinery to the 2nd floor to prevent incidents.
