Nghe An: Nearly 400mm of rain, 1 person dead, many roads cut off
(Baonghean.vn)- Heavy rains up to 390mm in some places have caused many areas in Nghe An to be flooded, many roads were cut off, and an 8th grade student was swept away by water on his way to school.
The Standing Office of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Nghe An province said that the person swept away by the flood was Pham Ngoc Hoang, born in 2003, grade 8B, Nam Kim Secondary School, residing in Tam Giac hamlet, Nam Kim commune, Nam Dan district. On the morning of October 15, he was swept away by the flood on his way to school.
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| Many residential areas in Vinh City are flooded. Photo: Dinh Nguyet. |
Continuous heavy rains in Nghe An over the past two days have caused many roads and bridges to be flooded. In particular, some roads were deeply flooded, causing traffic jams, such as the Km39+400 spillway (Quynh Thang commune, Quynh Luu district) flooded 0.35m; the Km234+900 - Km234+970 section (Nghi Thach commune, Nghi Loc district), 70m long, flooded 0.2m; Provincial Road 542E through Hung Tay commune, Hung Nguyen district flooded 1m; National Highway 15 section Km272 - Km272+050 (through Lat town, Tan Ky district), 50m long, flooded 0.2m deep; the Ru Nguoc section of National Highway 46 was near a landslide.
In Vinh City, heavy rains caused dozens of roads and many residential areas to be deeply flooded.
| Under the influence of the strengthening continental cold high pressure tongue; combined with the northern edge of the Low Pressure Trough with an axis through the Central region connecting to the center of the Low Pressure area on land, the weather in Nghe An province from October 13 to 15, 2016 had heavy to very heavy rain, concentrated in the downstream of the Ca River basin. The rainfall from October 13 to 7:00 a.m. on October 15 at some stations was as follows: Vinh 336.0 mm; Cho Trang 390.0 mm; Nam Dan 290.0 mm; Do Luong 192.0 mm; Con Cuong 96.3 mm; Thach Giam (Tuong Duong) 43.0 mm; Que Phong 69.0 mm, Quynh Luu 62.8 mm. |
Heavy rain also caused many rice and crop areas in Nghe An province to be flooded, including lflooded rice fields: 815 ha; nflooded wood and vegetables: 5,206 ha;dFlooded fish farming area: 609 ha...
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| The bridge was flooded deeply, cutting off the section through Luc Da commune, temporarily cutting off the road from Mon Son commune to the district center. Photo: Vi Phuong |
The Flood and Storm Prevention Command of Nghe An province requested localities and relevant sectors to closely monitor the developments of rain and floods, strengthen information and communication work, especially in remote areas, riverside areas, downstream areas of dams, and low-lying areas so that local authorities and people know and proactively prevent;Organize and implement plans to evacuate people in areas at high risk of flash floods, landslides and low-lying areas to safety;Immediately implement measures to overcome the consequences of floods. Allocate budget to visit and encourage families of deceased people.
Check to ensure safety of construction works, especially works under construction; reservoirs, operate sluice gates, especially critical reservoirs;Arrange forces and vehicles in vulnerable areas to be ready for rescue in case of incidents.
Irrigation companies and localities actively operate pumping stations, drainage sluices and drainage canal systems to drain water and protect rice and crops; the Department of Transport arranges guards to guide people and vehicles passing through culverts, spillways, ferry piers and ferry piers; strictly prohibits people from collecting firewood on rivers and streams to ensure safety for people and property...
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