Nghe An province suffers over 748 billion VND in damage due to floods and heavy rain.

(Baonghean.vn) – Due to the influence of the remnants of Typhoon No. 4, from September 10th to 15th, heavy to very heavy rain occurred in the province, causing significant damage to people and property. As of September 20th, statistics show 5 deaths, 1 missing person, and hundreds of houses and properties damaged or swept away; total estimated damage amounts to over 748 billion VND.

Specifically, the five fatalities due to flooding were from the following districts: Nghi Loc (1 person), Que Phong (2 people), Tan Ky (1 person), and Hung Nguyen (1 person). One person in Quy Chau district was swept away by the flood and is still missing, and two people in Thanh Chuong and Nghi Loc were injured.

Prolonged heavy rain and upstream flooding on the Hieu and Ca rivers caused 52 houses to collapse, 17 houses to be swept away, 368 houses to have their roofs blown off, 696 houses to be flooded, and 25 houses to be damaged... 26 schools were affected, including 31 classrooms that were flooded, along with equipment used for learning and daily life of the school, teachers, and students that were swept away or damaged.

Heavy rains caused hundreds of houses in Thanh Xuan and Thanh Chuong districts to have their roofs blown off (Illustrative photo: Dinh Ha).

Heavy rains also caused flooding and damage to crops, including: over 8,800 hectares of rice; over 5,400 hectares of corn and vegetables; more than 67 hectares of perennial crops; and 11.6 hectares of forest... In addition, 269 head of livestock and over 14,700 poultry were swept away or killed; and over 1,800 hectares of fish ponds and small lakes were flooded and damaged.

The tornado also damaged over 180 hectares of rice and corn crops belonging to residents of Nghi Van (Photo: Thu Hien).

Following the recent floods, many irrigation works in the area were also damaged by landslides. Specifically, the Nhan-Khanh embankment, part of the Ta Lam dike system, and the Thanh Linh embankment (Thanh Chuong district) suffered landslides over 900 meters. Over 34,000 meters of canals and ditches, and 38 small dams were also damaged by landslides and washed away.

The impact of the tropical depression and the circulation of typhoon No. 4 has caused damage to the transportation infrastructure of several national and provincial roads in the province. Over 37km of national and provincial road surfaces were damaged; more than 95,000 m3 of mud and soil slid down; and more than 1,000 meters of embankment slopes on both national and provincial roads collapsed. Many transportation projects in districts and communes also suffered serious damage.

Many roads in Que Phong district have suffered serious subsidence (Illustrative image).

In addition, many types of information, industrial, construction, water supply, and sanitation infrastructure were damaged or swept away by the storms.

To mitigate the consequences of the floods, the Provincial People's Committee directed departments, agencies, localities, and units to actively implement the following activities: Visiting and encouraging families who lost loved ones, whose houses were swept away by floods and landslides, and who had to be relocated. At the same time, mobilizing all forces and resources in the area to continue organizing and searching for missing persons; assisting people in overcoming damage, restoring production, and cleaning up the environment.

In addition, the government directed the people to focus on harvesting rice and other crops; provide timely relief with food, supplies, and essential necessities to people in flooded and isolated areas. Repair essential infrastructure serving production and daily life.

In addition, closely monitor flood developments, strengthen information and communication efforts, especially in remote areas and areas along rivers and streams, so that local authorities and people are aware and can proactively prevent and prepare plans to cope with rain, floods, and storms in the coming period.

Dinh Nguyet