Nghe An: Floods in 5 days killed 2 people, damaged 74 houses, and submerged more than 1,000 hectares of crops

According to the report of the Standing Office of the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue,floodslasting from October 15 to 20, 2020 in Nghe An province, caused 2 deaths. They were Mr. Le Minh Son (born in 1978) in Thuy Hoa village, Thanh Thuy commune, Thanh Chuong district and Mr. Nguyen Trong Hoa (born in 1992), Nho Xuan hamlet, Thanh Nho commune, Thanh Chuong district, both of whom were swept away by floodwaters on October 17.

Heavy rains and floods have submerged Chau Nhan commune, Hung Nguyen district, forcing people, including children, to travel by boat, which is very dangerous. Photo: Quang An

About productionagriculture, deep flooding has damaged 220 hectares of rice, 1,017 hectares of corn and various vegetables, 15 hectares of annual crops, 21 hectares of perennial crops and 5.3 hectares of fruit trees. Regarding livestock, floods have swept away 16 cattle, collapsed 2 barns, causing damage to nearly 160 hectares of aquaculture ponds in the province.

Many winter crop areas were damaged by floods. Photo: Quang An

Aboutinfrastructure, 74 houses were damaged, of which 1 house was damaged up to 70%, 11 houses were damaged from 30% - 50%; 17 meters of fence collapsed.

In the education sector, 9 schools were affected, 1 classroom was severely damaged, 525 meters of school fence collapsed, and 36 cubic meters of landslides affected the schools.

Continuous rain has caused landslides on many roads in Ky Son district. Photo: Contributor

Abouttraffic, there are 2 points on National Highway 16 with subsidence of the roadbed and surface: at Km194+940 (Dong Van commune, Que Phong district) and at Km264+700 (Chau Kim commune, Que Phong district) affecting traffic safety. Currently, the management unit has arranged warning signs, arranged 24/24h guard duty and handled smooth embankment to ensure traffic safety.

In addition, the floods also caused 7.7 km of roads to be eroded, 4 bridges and 2 culverts to be damaged... Many dams, spillways, intra-field roads and embankments were also damaged and eroded.

In Con Cuong district, Khe Moi floodwaters rose high, making it impossible for people to cross. Photo: Ba Hau

The whole province had 68 broken electric poles, 2 tilted electric poles and 1,200 meters of power lines broken due to the recent natural disaster.

Currently, the Provincial People's Committee has directed People's Committees at all levels and mass organizations to organizevisit, encourage families with accident victims, policy families, families that suffered heavy losses in the recent floods, and allocate the district's reserve fund to support according to regulations.

Local authorities and people focus on overcoming damage to houses, property, environmental sanitation, restoring flooded crop production; repairing schools, and repairing clean water facilities to serve people's daily life.

The People's Committee of Ky Son district has allocated funds to support food and drinking water for people in evacuation areas. Photo courtesy of Lu Phu

In addition, units need to immediately inspect and review residential areas, agency headquarters, workplaces, and unit stations, and resolutelyrelocate, evacuate people, vehicles and property from dangerous areas, especially areas at risk of landslides, flash floods, inundation to ensure the safety of life and property of the people and the State....