Efforts to overcome flood consequences in Ky Son border district
(Baonghean.vn) - Localized heavy rains over the past 2 days (September 4 and 5) in Ky Son district with a flow of over 193mm caused landslides and flash floods, damaging houses and important traffic works. On the night of September 7, the rain continued to cause landslides in many residential areas, forcing many households to evacuate urgently.
Heavy damage caused by floods
According to the report of the People's Committee of Ky Son district, the battlefloodsThe recent landslide has caused damage to 154 households. Of these, 9 houses were completely damaged; 20 houses were severely damaged; 65 houses were partially damaged (less than 30%); 23 houses at high risk of landslides had to be urgently relocated (10 houses in Pha Danh commune; 4 houses in Huu Kiem commune; 5 houses in Chieu Luu commune, 4 houses in Bao Nam commune)...
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The devastated scene of Chieu Luu 2 Kindergarten when the flood suddenly rose, the school was full of mud when the flood receded. Photo: Tinh Duong |
Inter-commune and inter-village roads were severely affected, vehicles could not circulate, such as the road from Xop Thap village, Huu Lap commune to Bao Nam commune People's Committee with 21 landslides; the road from Bao Nam commune People's Committee to Thao Di village, Bao Nam commune with 7 landslides; the road from Nam Tien 2 village intersection to Hin Pen village, Luu Tan, Bao Nam commune with 12 landslides; the road from Luu Tan village to Huoi Hoc village, Bao Nam commune with 4 landslides; the road from Thao Di village intersection to Huoi Hoc village, Bao Nam commune with 18 landslides. The total volume of landslides on inter-village and Bao Nam commune roads: 62 points; the volume of landslides is estimated at about 4,000 m33.
The rain and floods caused landslides and rockslides on important traffic routes in the district. On National Highway 7A, there were 5 landslides on the slopes and dozens of landslides from the mountains onto the roadway, causing traffic obstruction. Some routesInter-commune traffic has been isolated., vehicles cannot circulate…
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| Comrade Vi Hoe - Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Ky Son district inspected and directed the overcoming of landslides in Muong Xen town. Photo: Tinh Duong |
In addition, several other inter-commune roads also had landslides at many points, such as the Lu Thanh to Dong Duoi route (Tay Son commune), with a landslide at one positive slope point of about 36 m.3soil, rock; Huoi Giang 1, 2, 3 inter-village route has landslides at 3 positive slope points about 50 m3soil and rock; Road 543D in Ta Ca commune had landslides on the positive slope at 3 points. The inter-village traffic route from Ba village to Dinh Son 2 in Huu Kiem commune had landslides on the negative and positive slope at 23 points with a volume of soil and rock of 1,500 m3, Pa stream water flows strongly, carrying soil, rocks, and trees, blocking the bridge from Dinh Son 1 to Dinh Son 2. The concrete road from Na Luong 1 village to Khe Nhinh production area has landslides in 9 places with a length of 200 m.3soil, rock…
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| Cranes were mobilized to clear La Ngan spillway (Chieu Luu commune). Photo: Tinh Duong |
The heavy rain caused flash floods that severely damaged the dam system and irrigation canals of the Na Thu, Na Tin, Xieng Thu irrigation works in Chieu Luu commune; and damaged 900m of irrigation canals in Xop Thap village (Huu Lap commune). The flood also damaged over 46 hectares of rice fields of the people of Pha Danh, Chieu Luu and Huu Lap communes.
Landslides and swept away nearly 100 small ponds and lakes with an area of over 6 hectares of households in Huu Lap; Chieu Luu; Pha Danh communes. The flood also swept away and buried hundreds of livestock and poultry of households in Chieu Luu, Huu Kiem, and Bao Nam communes.
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| Authorities and people overcome the consequences of flash floods in Chieu Luu commune. Photo: Tinh Duong |
The flood caused the fence of Chieu Luu 2 Kindergarten to collapse, and swept away all teaching materials and children's toys; 60m of the fence of Chieu Luu 2 Primary School collapsed. The entire area of these two schools was flooded with mud, so they could not organize and implement the tasks of the new school year.
Prolonged heavy rain and serious landslides caused the clean water pipelines at 6 villages in cluster I, Bao Nam commune, including the villages: Nam Tien 1, Nam Tien 2, Hin Pen, Luu Tan, Thao Di, Huoi Hoc to be completely damaged...
According to the synthesis, the initial damage estimate is over 50 billion VND.
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| Authorities and people of Huu Kiem commune repair the road to Dinh Son 2 village. Photo: Tinh Duong |
Continue to overcome the consequences of natural disasters
In many remote communes, the terrain is difficult to travel, so access to flood warning information is still limited.
On the night of September 7, the rain continued to cause landslides in many residential areas, forcing many households to evacuate urgently, specifically in Nam Tien 2 village, Bao Nam commune. On the morning of September 8, the Party Committee, government and functional forces of Bao Nam commune urgently evacuated 40 households to stay at the village's primary school.
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Police help people evacuate to safety. Photo: Lu Phu |
Chairman of the People's Committee of Bao Nam Commune (Ky Son) Moong Van Chan said that as of September 8, there were about 62 landslides on inter-village and inter-commune roads, and more than 4 hectares of crops and many livestock of local people were swept away by floods.
“As soon as there was heavy rain, we mobilized forces to mobilize and evacuate nearly 40 households in Nam Tien 2 village to resettlement areas, kindergartens or solid houses in the area. Currently, the government and the people are making efforts to overcome the consequences of the flood,” Mr. Chan shared.
In Chieu Luu commune, La Ngan village management board also evacuated an entire house and many properties of a family due to being buried by a landslide.
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Authorities and residents rebuild houses. Photo: Lu Phu |
Previously, on the morning of September 7,Ky Son districtestablished 3 teams to inspect and direct the overcoming of consequences caused by heavy rain in the area, especially in the communes of Ta Ca, Huu Kiem, Chieu Luu, Bao Nam, Bao Thang, Tay Son, Na Ngoi, Pha Danh and Muong Xen town...
“Because many traffic routes were cut off, on the morning of September 7, the district's working groups were able to directly arrive at the site to inspect, verify, and specifically assess the damage and urge localities and units to implement measures to overcome natural disasters, and at the same time, deploy feasible, fast and effective handling plans to soon stabilize the material and spiritual lives of people in the disaster-stricken areas. However, with such huge losses, the district is in great need of support from all levels, sectors, organizations and individuals to help people in the damaged communes reduce their difficulties,” said Mr. Tho Ba Re - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Ky Son district.
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