Nghe An: Stabilizing people's lives soon after the flood

Soldiers of Division 324, Military Region 4 help people build a temporary bridge in Thanh My commune, Thanh Chuong. Photo: Pham Tho

At the locationThanh Chuong district, after the flood, the traffic infrastructure was severely damaged, and is currently being actively repaired by the forces. At Ru Nguoc, Thanh Ngoc commune, the amount of soil and rock that spilled onto the road has been cleared by machinery. However, from the top of Ru Nguoc mountain, there are still many "hanging" rocks that are being drilled and processed by workers to proactively push them down to avoid danger to road users.

At this time, Thanh Huong commune has overcome landslides on 2 abutments of Vuon Uom bridge and Doi Sau bridge, and leveled landslides on district road 533.Ho Chi Minh Trailand the road to Ngoc Lam commune. Especially in Thanh My commune, in the inter-hamlet bridge system that was washed away by flood, the army helped people complete the My Son village bridge.

The temporary bridge in My Son village, Thanh My, Thanh Chuong is made of wooden planks. Photo: Pham Tho

Mr. Tran Phi Hung - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Thanh Chuong district said: After the storm, the district mobilized all forces to repair the damaged traffic infrastructure. Currently, the army and police forces in the area are working with the people to help the communes repair traffic, build temporary bridges... Basically, the damaged and weak traffic points have been cleared.

After the rain, from November 1st until now, Ky Son district has overcome more than 20 landslides (mountain landslides). However, due to heavy rains and water-soaked hills, landslides are still occurring in the communes of Nam Can, Muong Tip, Muong Ai, Bao Nam, Huoi Tu...

Mr. Ho Ba Cha - Secretary of the Party Committee of Nam Can commune said: After the rain, the commune mobilized hundreds of people to temporarily fix the eroded traffic road. In particular, the road to Huoi Poc village after the rain had 2 landslide locations, some rocks weighed tens of tons. The commune mobilized machinery and combined with the strength of the people to roll the rocks to the roadside to ensure traffic safety.

After the storm, many roads in Tam Son and Anh Son communes are being repaired. Photo: Van Truong

In Anh Son district, the district government is currently directing forces to fix landslides, build temporary bridges, and ensure road clearance.

Traffic recovery in Vinh Son commune, Anh Son. Photo: Van Truong

Currently, the transport sector is focusing on directing 12 units with traffic management functions on national and provincial highways to focus on overcoming the consequences of storms and floods. Repairing routes and sections of roads with peeling surfaces, subsidence, damaged roadbeds and patching up broken sections in Tuong Duong, Anh Son, Que Phong, Thanh Chuong districts, on Provincial Roads 531, 532, 543, 544, 537A, 537B; National Highway 7B, National Highway 48...

The Department also requires traffic management units and traffic inspectors to be on duty 24/7 at culverts, weak bridges, and dangerous road sections and points when there are weather warnings to prevent vehicles from being used to ensure the safety of people's lives.

According to a quick report on the damage caused by floods in Nghe An province by the Standing Office of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue of Nghe An province, the recent floods have left 6 people dead and missing.

Specifically, the five deceased victims include: Nguyen Trong Huy (15 years old, residing in Linh Son commune, Anh Son district), Vy Bao Tuan (13 years old, residing in Phuc Son commune, Anh Son district); Nguyen Thi Duc (29 years old, residing in hamlet 12, Khanh Son commune, Nam Dan district), Pham Van Phuc (17 years old, residing in hamlet 7, Nam Thanh commune, Nam Dan district) and Le Thi Thanh Tam (8 years old, village 4, Tao Son commune, Anh Son district).

There are 2 missing people: Nguyen Van Quang (26 years old, residing in village 1, Linh Son commune, Anh Son district), Tran Cong The (25 years old, residing in Thanh An commune, Thanh Chuong district). There are 3 injured people, including 2 people in Thanh Chuong and 1 person in Tan Ky.

At the same time, the floods also caused 14,551 houses to be flooded, 4,447 households to be evacuated due to flooding and landslides; 94 hamlets were flooded, 27 hamlets were isolated. 6 houses collapsed, 84 houses were partially damaged, 803 houses were affected by landslides; 18 schools were flooded, 12 classrooms were damaged, nearly 1,400m of school fence collapsed.

More than 885 hectares of rice, nearly 10,000 hectares of corn and various vegetables, and nearly 6,500 hectares of people's aquaculture areas were submerged in floodwaters; nearly 140,000 poultry and nearly 457 cattle were swept away by the flood.

In addition, the floods also caused more than 44km of canals to collapse; washed away 23 temporary bridges and caused landslides along more than 51km of local roads, damaged 2 transformer stations and broke 92 electric poles. In addition, the floods also caused 55 locations on both national and provincial highways to be flooded and traffic jams, including 37 locations on national highways and 18 locations on provincial roads.

By the afternoon of November 1, there were still 3 locations on the National Highway that were flooded. Of which, National Highway 48E at Km61+800 (in Nghia Binh commune, Tan Ky district, is flooded 0.4m) and Km225+050 to Km225+300 (in Nghi Phuong commune, Nghi Loc district); National Highway 46C at Km107+200 to Km108+900 is flooded 0.5m deep.

In addition, the flood also caused landslides at 9 locations on National Highways and 9 locations on Provincial Roads. Of which, 1 location was on National Highway 15A, 6 locations on National Highway 16, and 1 location on National Highway 46. Currently, landslides at National Highways and Provincial Roads are being urgently repaired and handled to ensure smooth traffic.

According to the Nghe An Irrigation Department, there are currently 1,061 dams in the province, of which 939 are full (882 are managed by local authorities and 57 are managed by irrigation enterprises). The two large lakes, Vu Mau and Song Sao, are also full.

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