Nghe An: Heavy rain kills one person, floods more than 400 hectares of vegetables
(Baonghean.vn) - Continuous heavy rains in recent days have caused damage to people and production activities. Currently, localities are focusing on overcoming the damage.
According to the report of the Standing Office of the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention - Search and Rescue and Civil Defense, from November 23 to November 26, in the areaNghe AnThere was heavy rain, mainly concentrated in Vinh city and some neighboring districts.
Rainfall measured at Meteorological and Hydrological stations in the province such as: Vinh City 709 mm; districts: Hung Nguyen 409 mm, Nam Dan 275 mm, Do Luong 244 mm, Thai Hoa town 241 mm.
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Heavy rain has caused widespread flooding in recent days. Photo: QA |
Heavy rains killed one person in Hung Yen Nam commune, Hung Nguyen district. Regarding agricultural production, 432 hectares of winter vegetables, 31 hectares of summer rice and 56 hectares of winter flowers were severely flooded, 251 hectares of aquatic products were washed away. In addition, the rain also killed or washed away 2,060 livestock and poultry in the area.
Regarding the transport and irrigation sector, heavy rains have caused 3km of roads in Hung Trung commune, Hung Nguyen district to be flooded from 15 to 30cm. The surface of the low canal dike along the Vinh river, in hamlet 6, Hung Loi commune, Hung Nguyen district, has eroded with a length of 40m. The low canal dike has eroded in block 1, Hung Nguyen town, Hung Nguyen district, with a length of 12m.
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Many areas of winter vegetables were destroyed after heavy rain. Photo: QA |
In Vinh City, heavy rains have caused flooding on many roads and residential areas, especially along Lenin Avenue, affecting traffic and people's daily life. The city was forced to mobilize additional pumps to drain water in this area.
The Standing Office of the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue and Civil Defense has directed the People's Committee of Vinh City and the People's Committees of Hung Nguyen, Nghi Loc, Yen Thanh and Do Luong districts to promptly overcome the consequences caused by heavy rains to ensure early stabilization of life; at the same time, continue to inspect, review damages, and compile reports.
