Resettled people live in fear of Ban Ve hydropower plant releasing floodwaters
(Baonghean.vn)- The scene in the resettlement village after the Ban Ve hydropower plant released a record flood on August 31, 2018 was terrible.
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| The bridge leading to Ban Ve resettlement village was broken after the Ban Ve hydropower plant released floodwaters. Photo by Nhat Lan. |
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| More than 100m from the broken bridge, 3 households lost their houses. The current state of this residential area is desolate and dilapidated. Photo: Nhat Lan. |
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| Mr. Lo Van Cang, one of the households in the resettlement village of Ban Ve, lost his house. Currently, Mr. Cang, his wife and two small children live in a relative's kitchen. He said absentmindedly: "It's terrible. I don't know what to do anymore...". Photo: Nhat Lan. |
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| On the road leading to the resettlement village of Ban Ve, there are many objects that people dismantled to escape the flood. Photo: Nhat Lan. |
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| This is the house of Mr. Luong Thanh Tuan's family in the resettlement village of Ban Ve. Mr. Tuan's house was built a short time ago, but during the recent flood, the foundation and walls were cracked and had to be dismantled, leaving only a few walls. Photo: Nhat Lan. |
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| To maintain their lives, some households whose houses were damaged by the flood are temporarily building small huts to have a place for their relatives to sleep. Photo: Nhat Lan. |
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| The flood discharge from Ban Ve Hydropower Plant in late August 2018 caused serious consequences for the people of Ban Ve resettlement village. In addition to the loss of houses, property, and flooding of the people, the road leading to the village has now seriously subsided. At this location, the residential land of about 300m long has broken apart, leaning towards the cliff. Photo: Nhat Lan. |
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| Ms. Luong Thi Du's house is located next to the river. During the flood, her house collapsed due to landslides all the way to the kitchen. Currently, she still has to continue living here. She sighed: "I know it's dangerous. But there's no other way...". Photo: Nhat Lan. |
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| According to Ms. Luong Thi Huynh - Head of Ve village (the woman in the photo), in the recent flood discharge, 5 households in the village lost their houses, 6 houses had to be urgently dismantled and relocated, 14 houses were flooded from 1 - 3m deep, 5 houses were flooded under 1m. Many people's properties were washed away in the flood, currently the village, commune and district are making statistics. What is worrying is that the roadbed and land of households located close to the river are extremely worrying. Especially for households whose houses are in areas where the land has cracked and eroded. "I hope that superiors will send officials to survey and assess promptly to find solutions to help people" - Ms. Huynh shared. Photo: Nhat Lan. |
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| The living conditions of the resettled households in Ban Ve village, living precariously on the edge of a cliff, are extremely dangerous. In the photo is the Ban Ve residential area in a landslide-prone, tilted and cracked area. Photo: Nhat Lan. |
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| Present at Ban Ve hydropower reservoir on the afternoon of September 5, 2018, the upstream elevation was approximately 200m, higher than the prescribed water level during the flood season by over 7m. This is extremely worrying, because if the upstream has bad weather, heavy rain and floods, the flood discharge will continue with great intensity. The consequences for the people will continue to occur. Especially for the households in the resettlement village of Ban Ve who are living precariously on the edge of the cliff. Photo: Nhat Lan. |
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