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My Ly after the devastating floods: Anxious to return to a stable life.

My Ha • August 9, 2025 14:30

More than three weeks after the historic flood, My Ly commune (Nghe An province) remains in a state of disarray. Amidst overwhelming difficulties, the greatest wish of the local people is to be resettled, have their homes rebuilt, and stabilize their lives as soon as possible.

Ảnh - Mỹ Hà (29) — The recent historic flood severely damaged 439 houses in 8 villages of My Ly commune, with 221 houses completely swept away. In the photo: Xieng Tam village – the center of My Ly commune – remains in disarray even though the flood occurred more than 3 weeks ago. Photo: My Ha

Ảnh - Mỹ Hà (30) — Floods caused landslides, destroying five roads leading to villages, forcing residents of Yen Hoa, Xang Tren, and other areas to travel by boat along the Nam Non River for weeks. Although the floodwaters have receded, the river remains swirling with red mud, and many sections flow swiftly, posing a potential safety risk. (Photo: My Ha)

Ảnh - Mỹ Hà (31) — The suspension bridge across Yen Hoa village was completely swept away. With the new school year fast approaching, students on the other side of the river will face immense difficulties as the only road to the main school has been cut off. Photo: My Ha

Ảnh - Mỹ Hà (32) — My Ly 2 Ethnic Boarding Primary School is now just a pile of rubble. Looking from the Nam Non River, it's hard to believe this was once a spacious school, where teachers and students lived in the remote village and taught. "Previously, the highest floodwaters only reached the edge of the schoolyard, but this time the water rose 10-11 meters higher than the previous peak, flooding even the second floor," said Principal Tran Sy Ha. Photo: My Ha

Ảnh - Mỹ Hà (45) — All of the school's property was damaged; nothing was left usable. Photo: My Ha

fotojet-7-(1).jpg — Computers, books, desks, chairs… exposed to the elements… Photo: My Ha

Ảnh - Mỹ Hà (4) — Returning to school, many students were still astonished to find the first-floor classrooms covered in mud and sand 3-4 meters high. Simply climbing over this pile of sand would allow them to reach the second floor without needing stairs. (Photo: My Ha)

The raging floodwaters knocked down the door and swept a large, old tree into the stairwell on the second floor. With the enormous amount of mud, wood, and rocks, only an excavator could clear it. Photo: My Ha

Ảnh - Mỹ Hà (18) — The mud in the classrooms on the second floor is still 1.5 meters thick – an unprecedented sight at this school. Photo: My Ha

Ảnh - Mỹ Hà (6) — Xang Tren village, nestled beside the Nam Non River, was once peaceful with its lush green coconut groves. However, in the recent floods, 39 houses were swept away and buried, and 26 were severely damaged. In the photo: Ms. Lo Thi May (born in 1964) stands on an empty plot of land, sadly recounting: “This was my mother’s two-story wooden house, to the right was my son’s house, and further up was my daughter’s house… Now the flood has swept everything away, there’s nothing left.” Photo: My Ha

Ảnh - Mỹ Hà (8) — The makeshift shack was recently erected on the former land of Mr. Vi Văn Dương and his wife. Photo: Mỹ Hà

Ảnh - Mỹ Hà (9) — Mr. Duong shared: “The flood came around 6 pm, and by 7-8 pm it had risen to the village level. The flood rose so quickly, like ‘pouring water into a glass,’ sweeping away all our belongings. Luckily, we still have the foundation to build a shack. Now we just hope to be allocated land for resettlement, because it’s very dangerous here.” Photo: My Ha

Ảnh - Mỹ Hà (7) — After the flood, Xang Tren village was shrouded in silence. With no homes to live in and no work to do, the villagers could only stand by the riverbank, gazing towards the place where their homes and peaceful lives once stood. Photo: My Ha

fotojet-8-(1).jpg — Teacher Lang Thi Luyen – one of the four teachers at My Ly 2 Ethnic Boarding Primary School who lost their homes in the flood – now only has the foundation of an old toilet left. She is staying with a local family, hoping for a new resettlement area to stabilize her life. “My two children want to go home, but I tell them, what’s the point? There’s no home left… Thinking about my own home makes me cry,” she said. (Photo: My Ha)

Ảnh - Mỹ Hà (28) — Relief convoys continue to arrive in My Ly. However, with damages exceeding 500 billion VND, local authorities hope to receive funding soon to support the reconstruction of houses, production, essential infrastructure, schools, health stations, and the Yen Hoa bridge… so that people can quickly stabilize their lives. Photo: My Ha

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