Nghe An focuses on repairing damaged traffic routes after floods

Overcoming landslides that buried a road in Veu 3 village, Phuc Son commune, Anh Son district. Photo: Contributor

The impact of prolonged rain and floods in the areaNghe AnA series of traffic points were seriously eroded. Faced with the above situation, immediately after the flood, localities actively repaired the damage.traffic.

At Veu 3 village of Phuc Son commune, Anh Son district, from the morning of October 31, the district People's Committee directed Phuc Son commune to mobilize excavators and local human resources to level and clear over 200 m3 of landslide soil and rock, ensuring road clearance.

Army and police forces join hands to clean up mud and soil that has flooded the road in Hoi Son commune (Anh Son). Photo: Contributor

Mr. Hoang Quyen - Chairman of People's CommitteeAnh Son districtsaid: Anh Son district has landslides damaging dozens of roads, including 4 large landslides in Cao Son, Phuc Son, Cam Son, and Khai Son communes.

The district has mobilized all forces including soldiers, police, mass organizations, machinery and vehicles, and local people. Since October 31, thousands of cubic meters of landslides have been cleared. Currently, the above routes have been cleared. The district is directing communes to focus on repairing damage to rural traffic routes.

Repairing a road section washed away by floodwaters in Anh Son district. Photo: Contributor

For Ky Son district, there are more than 20 affected points.landslide, causing traffic jams, since October 31, the district has focused on mobilizing local forces to clear fallen rocks on the road to Bao Nam and Tay Son communes. Some points where machines could not enter had to use human power to level and fill in broken sections of the road to soon clear the road to the communes and villages.

Leaders of Anh Son district inspected and repaired the damaged Lang Bong suspension bridge, Thanh Son commune (Anh Son) this morning (November 1). Photo: Contributor

A section of road in Anh Son district was cut off by floodwaters. Photo: Contributor

Someflooded roadsmust separate traffic and prohibit people from passing through: Route 48E from Nghi Hoa to Nghi Phuong, Nghi My Commune People's Committee route to Cong Bac, Nghi Lam Commune People's Committee route to Hamlet 20 Nghi Lam; Hamlet 20 Nghi Lam route to Nghi Kieu Commune People's Committee, Route N5 to Nghi Kieu Commune People's Committee, Nghi Dien route to Nghi Van, Nghi Dong route to Nghi Hung...

Floods also damaged many irrigation and traffic infrastructure works such as the 4.0km coastal defense road from Nghi Yen to Nghi Tien; landslides and serious damage to a number of inter-commune, inter-village and inter-hamlet roads 20km long in Nghi Van, Nghi Lam, Nghi Kieu, Nghi Hung, Nghi Dong, Nghi Yen communes...; nearly 15km of canals in Nghi Van, Nghi Kieu, Nghi Hung, Nghi Dong, Nghi Thuan communes...; the 0.4km long sea dike in Rong hamlet, Nghi Thiet commune was seriously eroded; the dam body of Nghi Cong Bac commune was sunk...

According to the report of the Department of Transport, on the morning of October 31, the Transport sector coordinated with localities to mobilize machinery to level and clear 9 locations of heavy traffic landslides, including QL 16 Ky Son - Que Phong with 4 locations, QL 15 A with 2 locations, QL 46B with 1 location in Ru Nguoc, Thanh Chuong district... At this time, traffic management units are actively overcoming landslides on provincial roads, including Provincial Road 543 B with 2 landslides, Provincial Road 534 with 4 landslides, Provincial Road 534 C with 2 landslides...

Clearing fallen trees on National Highway 16 through Mai Son Commune (Tuong Duong). Photo: Contributor

Overcoming landslides on a road in Quy Hop district. Photo: Contributor

Heavy rains for many days have caused mountainous areas in remote districts such as Ky Son, Con Cuong, Que Phong, Quy Chau, etc. to be soaked with water and prone to landslides. Therefore, vehicles must be extremely vigilant. For areas at risk of landslides, functional agencies and local authorities have placed warning signs, assigned people to guard 24/7, and prevented vehicles from traveling to ensure safety of life.

According to the report of the Standing Office of the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue,floodlasting from October 15 to 20, 2020 in Nghe An caused heavy damage to people and property.

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.

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 wall 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.

Abouttraffic, there are 2 points on National Highway 16 with subsidence and road 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 and connection to ensure traffic safety.

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

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.

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....

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