Floods in Xiangyang: 31 houses swept away and damaged; 4 households had to be urgently evacuated

The latest report of the People's Committee of Tuong Duong district said that the heavy rain that lasted from the night of May 29 to the early morning of May 30 caused a lot of damage to property and traffic, irrigation and electricity works in the area of ​​3 communes: Nhon Mai, Huu Khuong and Yen Tinh.

Regarding housing, 35 houses were damaged, landslides and swept away. Of these, 6 houses were completely swept away (3 houses in Nhon Mai commune, 3 houses in Huu Khuong commune); 4 households in Nhon Mai commune had to be urgently evacuated; The remaining 25 houses were severely damaged.

Many traffic works were damaged, including 3 bridges washed away. Landslides occurred on roads in Nhon Mai and Huu Khuong communes (National Highway 16). 6 boats of households in Huu Khuong commune sank.

The floods also damaged the dam and washed away the pipelines of 3 irrigation works in Nhon Mai commune. Four electric poles were broken and damaged....

Regarding agricultural production: 28 hectares of rice; 12 hectares of corn, vegetables, and 12 hectares of cassava were damaged by over 70%. 10 fish cages of households in Huu Khuong commune were swept away by water; nearly 1 hectare of fish ponds were flooded.

Floods swept away and killed 4 buffaloes, cows and many pigs, chickens and ducks of households in Cha Lang village, Tung Hoc, Huu Khuong commune.

Mr. Nguyen Huu Hien - Vice Chairman of Tuong Duong District People's Committee said: After the flood occurred, the District's Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention - Search and Rescue and Civil Defense quickly directed the recovery and mobilized and supported the people in a timely manner. The People's Committees of the affected communes also mobilized machinery, police and military forces, departments, branches and people to coordinate in overcoming the consequences, dredging rocks and soil and organizing environmental cleaning./.