Nghe An: Highlights of June 7th

*CThe Russian Language, Mathematics, Physics, and Informatics Olympiad, organized by the Russian Science and Culture Center in Hanoi to commemorate Russian Language Day, included the Mathematics, Informatics, and Physics Olympiads for 12th-grade students nationwide. After two rounds of preliminary and final competitions held at the end of March and beginning of April, Nguyen Trong Hung emerged victorious.excellently won first prize.In the Physics Olympiad, he was also the only non-specialized student to win first prize. This also marks the first time Huynh Thuc Khang High School has had a student participate and win the top prize.

Nguyen Trong Hung and his family at the awards ceremony. Photo: Provided by the interviewee.

*SOn the morning of June 7th, at the Hoang Thi Loan Tomb Relic Site (Nam Giang commune, Nam Dan district), the Provincial Youth Union, in coordination with the Provincial Forest Protection Department and other relevant units, organized an event.Launching ceremony for forest fire prevention and control.Clearing firebreaks, clearing vegetation (Phase 1), 2020.

Following the launching ceremony, more than 400 youth union members and young people carried out the clearing of undergrowth in the Dai Hue mountain range.

Over 400 youth union members and young people cleared firebreaks and collected undergrowth in the Dai Hue mountain range (Nam Dan district) after the launching ceremony. Photo: Phu Nam

*TIn the economic field, the most noteworthy information is that...Black pig prices in western Nghe AnPrices have reached unprecedented highs. Accordingly, black pigs being raised in the highland districts are currently priced from 130,000 to 170,000 VND/kg. The reason for this high price increase is attributed to a shortage of breeding stock, making it difficult for people to restock their herds. The underlying cause is the impact of African swine fever in recent times.

Highland black pigs are currently being sold at unprecedentedly high prices, ranging from 130,000 to 170,000 VND/kg. Photo: Quang An

*SOn June 7th, an incident occurred at the Bara Do Luong dam.compartment collapse incidentSections 10 and 11 are affected. This is a serious incident, causing a drop in water level at the head of the diversion channel, resulting in insufficient water flow into the main channel. Water into the Northern Irrigation System is deficient by 50-70%, causing drought in the Yen Thanh, Quynh Luu, and Dien Chau areas, affecting approximately 20,000 hectares of planted rice, at a time when water demand is very high.

The construction team is concentrating machinery and personnel 24/7 to fix the problem. Photo: Phu Huong

*NDuring peak periods of intense heat, people throughout the province suffer due to soaring temperatures and the depletion of water resources for daily life and production.

In Cua Rao village, Mon Son border commune (Con Cuong district), there are 35 households of the Dan Lai ethnic group.severe water shortageFurthermore, according to a reporter from Nghe An Newspaper, some elderly people in the village have gone 5 days without water to bathe, because to get water they have to walk 3 km deep into the stream.

Amidst continuing extreme weather conditions, people are seeking various ways to escape the heat, including behaviors that pose high risks. In Do Luong district, hundreds of people gather daily at Mu Ba Bridge in Dong Son commune.swimming, divingDespite warnings of danger.

Despite warnings, teenagers still jump and somersault on the Mụ Bà canal, a height of 7-10 meters. Photo: Huy Thư

Meanwhile, in Nghia Duc commune, Nghia Dan district, a 10th-grade male student...drowned while swimming.I was with a friend at Khe Da Lake. Meanwhile, in Vinh City, in the early morning of June 7th, a pub at 78 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Le Loi Ward, suddenly caught fire. The scorching heat has disrupted people's daily lives, threatening safety, especially the risk of fire.