Many bridges in Nghe An are flooded, traffic is disrupted.

Hieu spillway bridge in Nghia Hung commune, Nghia Dan district is deeply submerged in water and is closed to traffic. Photo: Van Truong

As of 7:00 a.m. on August 31,National Highway 48E from Con Temple, Hoang Mai Town to Nghia Dan, Quy Hop currently has 4 flooded locations. Hieu spillway bridge, Nghia Hung commune (Nghia Dan) section Km92+550, water is about 1.5 m deep, Dinh spillway bridge Km97+850 connecting Nghia Hung commune, Nghia Dan district and Nghia Xuan commune, Quy Hop district, water is over 1 m deep. There are 2 flooded locations where vehicles can still pass, namely Nghia Binh spillway, Nghia Dan at km59+950, ​​Nghia Thinh spillway, Nghia Dan.

For the two large flooded bridges, Hieu and Dinh, it is very dangerous for people and vehicles to pass through, so the management unit has set up fences and warning signs, and coordinated with local authorities to prevent people from crossing the spillway and being flooded. For shallow flooded bridges, vehicles can still pass through, the unit has assigned people to guard and be ready to close the spillway when the water rises.

According to the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control: This morning, at Khe San spillway (Thanh Son commune, Anh Son district), the flood level is currently 1.9m; ​​previously, the traffic management unit had closed the spillway at this location.

24/7 guard at Hieu spillway barricade to prevent vehicles and people from passing. Photo: Van Truong

Heavy rains caused many traffic routes to be eroded, such as Provincial Road 543C, with 10 landslides on the positive slope, filling up the ditch and spilling over part of the road surface; Provincial Road 532 had 7 landslides.

In Quy Chau district, 3 spillways in Chau Phong commune were swept away by floodwaters, 19 small spillways were flooded, and traffic roads were eroded over 40 meters.

To ensure traffic safety during the flood season, the Department of Transport and local authorities of the districts directed relevant forces to conduct traffic diversion and assign guards on both sides, prohibiting traffic on many deeply flooded roads; requiring traffic management units to mobilize machinery and vehicles to level landslides, ensuring traffic safety for people passing by.

Nghe An wants to build a flood map for Ca River

(Baonghean.vn) - In order to do a good job of warning about floods, flash floods, and thereby minimizing the damage caused by floods, Nghe An province wishes to be supported in building a flood map on the Ca River. That is the opinion of Mr. Nguyen Sy Hung - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Head of the Irrigation Sub-Department in charge of flood prevention and control in Nghe An, recently discussed with Nghe An Newspaper in the program People ask, authorities answer.

Hydropower plant in Nghe An announced flood discharge after storm No. 4

(Baonghean.vn) - According to the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control - Search and Rescue of Nghe An province, relevant units have announced the operation of flood discharge at Ban Ang Hydropower Reservoir (Xa Luong Commune, Tuong Duong District) and Nam Mo Hydropower Reservoir (Ta Ca Commune, Ky Son District).