(Baonghean.vn) - Diving to find bodies in whirlpools, small traders crying because they lost billions of dong... are heartbreaking images from the historic flood in Nghe An.
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In Quynh Vinh commune (Hoang Mai town), at around 6:30 am, Ms. Le Thi Ngoan (born in 1995, resident of hamlet 9) was on her way to take her 3rd grade niece to school, when she reached Ong Vang bridge, she was swept away by the water. Authorities are searching for Ms. Ngoan on Khe Rai canal. The strong current makes the search difficult. Photo: Archive |
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After the heavy rain, most of the stalls at Vinh Market were deeply flooded. Billions of dong worth of goods from the people turned into trash after a night of being submerged in water. Photo: Archive |
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Ms. Hoang Thi Huong - a dry goods and grocery seller, cried because she lost everything after just one rainy night. Photo: Archive |
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Farm households in the low-lying areas of Thanh Xuan and Thanh Mai communes (Thanh Chuong) suffered quite heavy losses. In the photo, a child in Thanh Xuan commune sits next to a flock of chickens that died from floodwaters. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. |
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Ms. Ngo Thi Minh (Hamlet 7, Hung Loi, Hung Nguyen) is warming up the chickens that survived the rain. Ms. Minh said: “My family raises about 250 chickens and ducks. Last night, due to heavy rain, we were unable to move them in time, so we lost about 50 chickens. Now, we have to warm up the remaining chickens to see if we can save any of them.” Photo: Archive |
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Hoang Mai residents evacuate their pets into their homes. Photo courtesy |
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People in Don Phuc commune (Con Cuong) helplessly watch rice sprout due to continuous rain. Photo: Archive |
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Chau Thang Hydropower Plant, invested by Prime Que Phong Joint Stock Company, discharged floodwaters on October 10, inundating the spillway bridge through the center of Chau Thang commune and the spillway bridge leading to Hoa Tien village, Chau Tien commune. These two localities were completely isolated. Photo: Archive |
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Heavy rains caused landslides in 10 houses in the mountainous district of Anh Son. Many families suffered property damage. In the photo: A house was buried by rocks. File photo |
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In Thai Hoa town, heavy rain caused many inner-city roads to be submerged in water. By noon on October 11, rising water caused hundreds of households in Long Son, Hoa Hieu, Quang Phong wards... to be submerged in water, some places were 5 to 7 meters deep, forcing local authorities to evacuate. Many blocks and hamlets were completely isolated by water. Photo courtesy |
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During this flood, Ru Nguoc continued to collapse hundreds of cubic meters of rock and soil. The house of Mr. Luu Van Tu in Hamlet 5, Thanh Nho Commune (Thanh Chuong) was buried. Photo: Document |
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