Floodwaters rise, many localities in Nghe An are isolated, some dams are at risk of breaking.

Many major roads in Tan Ky are flooded with ice.

According to the summary of the district's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development as of 8:30 a.m. on July 19, 2018, heavy rains in the past few days and the direct impact of storm No. 3 have flooded 680 hectares of crop areas (of which 430 hectares of autumn rice and 250 hectares of vegetables) and cut off many traffic routes; some residential areas are isolated.

Localities send people to be on duty and check the spillways. Photo: Cam Tu

Currently, it is still raining in the area, water continues to rise at Khe Than spillway on provincial road 534B connecting Dong Van commune and Tien Ky commune; Tan Dien spillway connecting Dong Van commune and Tan Hop commune; Khe Hao spillway on the road from Tan Hop commune to Giai Xuan; Bac Son spillway on the road from Nghia Phuc commune; Khe Cay spillway on the road from Nghia Thai commune; Khe Hao spillway on the road from Tan Xuan commune and Sum bridge in Huong Son commune.

Huong Son Commune mobilized forces to build fences and put up signs prohibiting passage at Khe Chui Bridge. Photo: Cam Tu

Khe Chui Bridge on Huong Phu Hanh Street, Huong Son Commune, water level rises. Photo: Cam Tu

Tan Hop Commune has mobilized forces to be on standby and ready to respond. Photo: Cam Tu

Khe Hao flood, Tan Hop commune, water level rose high, road was cut off, commune sent forces to guard here. Photo: Cam Tu

Deep flooding caused separation among localities, isolating some residential areas such as Tan Quang, Trung My, Tan Xuan, Nam Hong hamlets... In response to this situation, the People's Committees of the communes mobilized forces to make signs prohibiting traffic and assigned people to be on duty 24/7 at the spillways. The leaders of Tan Ky District People's Committee directly went to the grassroots to inspect and direct localities to continue monitoring weather developments and take remedial measures to stabilize life.

Cam Tu

4 communes in Quy Hop are isolated

Due to the impact of storm No. 3, heavy rains and floods in streams and creeks rose, inundating bridges leading to hamlets and villages. In response to the above situation, the Youth Union of Chau Cuong commune deployed forces to be on duty 24/7 at the bridgeheads and hung up danger warning signs. At the same time, it also warned people not to go to the banks of streams and creeks to collect firewood or fish, to avoid slipping and falling and being swept away by the flood.

National Highway 48C section through Chau Cuong commune was flooded more than 1 meter deep, separating Chau Cuong, Chau Hong, Chau Tien, Chau Thanh communes from communes in the outer areas...

Currently, the upstream water is pouring in strongly, some rice fields near the stream are flooded, many houses near the stream and low-lying areas have water inundating their yards. People have proactively moved their belongings to relatives' houses in high places to stay safely.

Many roads were cut off. Photo: Thu Huong

Faced with the unpredictable developments due to the impact of floods and rains from storm No. 3, leaders of Quy Hop district went to 21/21 communes and towns to inspect the situation, directing localities to be on duty 24/7; many flooded bridges must have warning barriers; and guards must be arranged to prevent people from entering dangerous areas.

Water rose into houses in many communes of Quy Hop. Photo: Thu Huong

As of the morning of July 19, four communes, Chau Hong, Chau Tien, Chau Cuong, and Chau Thanh, were isolated due to rising water levels.

Quy Hop district youth union assigned people to guard flooded roads. Photo: Lao Thanh Chuong.

Rising floodwaters are isolating Muong Ham village, Chau Cuong commune. Photo: Ho Phuong

Many major roads are isolated. Photo: Ho Phuong

Many rice fields were flooded. Photo: Ho Phuong

Lao Thanh Chuong - Thu Huong

Que Phong emergency evacuation

Due to heavy rain, water overflowed the road, flowing strongly, causing partial separation of Chau Kim - Nam Giai road. In Thong Thu commune, at 8:30 am this morning, July 19, 3 households from Muong Piet and Muong Phu villages had to be evacuated from the flood area. Ms. Luong Thi Hong, Chairwoman of Thong Thu commune, said: Currently, the commune has concentrated its forces to urgently evacuate the remaining households along the Chu River, along the Hua Na hydroelectric lake to avoid landslides and flash floods.

The Nam Viec River is rising. Photo: Hoang Tim

In Hanh Dich commune, the storm flooded the Pom Om village spillway, 10 hectares of rice fields were flooded. Heavy, continuous rain caused water from streams to flow in, rising up to 1 meter, cutting off the villages. Many hectares of rice and crops were flooded. Currently, the commune has directed the setting up of checkpoints to prevent people from passing through and collecting wood.

Hanh Dich Commune directed to set up checkpoints to block flooded roads to prevent people from passing through and collecting wood. Photo: Hoang Tim

On the district side, all meetings have been postponed to focus on flood and storm prevention. Leaders of the district Party Committee, Que Phong District People's Committee, and related sectors have divided into many groups to directly go to the grassroots to direct people to prevent floods, to avoid loss of life and property.

Floods rise in Thong Thu commune - Que Phong. Photo: Thanh Sam

According to a quick report from the People's Committee of Que Phong district as of 4:30 p.m. on July 19, some villages such as Puc, Meo, Pieng Lang, Nam Giai commune, Pom Om village, Hanh Dich commune, Ta village, and Quang Phong commune are currently isolated due to flood water.

The concrete bridge leading to the Muong Phu Village Cultural House, Thong Thu Commune (Que Phong) was swept away by floodwaters. Photo: Hung Cuong

Damage statistics, in addition to National Highways 16 and 48, landslides with a volume of over 2,000m^3,Up to now, nearly 300 hectares of rice and crops have been flooded and buried; more than 20 hectares of fish ponds have overflowed; nearly 300m of canals have been broken, eroded, and buried; 3 houses have completely collapsed, 2 houses have been flooded, 17 house foundations have been eroded; 4 buffaloes and cows have been swept away; 22 water wheels have been swept away...

Purple Hoang - Thanh Sam-Hung Cuong

Do Luong fears dam break

Many houses in Tru Son commune were isolated due to deep flooding. Photo: Huu Hoan

According to statistics, up to now, Do Luong has over 3,000 hectares of rice submerged in water. Each commune in Nhan Son, My Son, Hien Son, Quang Son, Thai Son has over 200 hectares of rice submerged. Some communes such as Nhan Son, Thuan Son, Hien Son have water starting to enter people's houses. Many residential areas in the lower communes have been completely cut off due to flooding. If it continues to rain, the flood will cause thousands of hectares of rice of farmers to rot and possibly be completely lost.

Currently, the District People's Committee is focusing on directing communes to prepare forces to evacuate flooded households from flooded areas. Organize forces to inspect the dam system to handle arising problems, and organize drainage to prevent flooding for rice.

O Quan Dam is at risk of breaking, Do Luong District People's Committee has deployed forces to protect the dam body. Photo: Huu Hoan

In Dai Son commune, the O Quan dam is under construction and has not been completed yet, and is at risk of breaking. The leaders of the district People's Committee are directing the military command and mobilizing the Dai Son commune militia and the construction unit to take protective measures. Dai Son commune has also evacuated 15 households from the foot of the dam to ensure the safety of people's lives.

Huu Hoan

Quynh Luu: Many trees fell, some areas were flooded.

On National Highway 48B, the section through Quynh Thang and Tan Thang communes (Quynh Luu), due to the impact of storm No. 3 (Storm Son-Tinh) last night, many trees were broken, especially many large trees fell across the road, causing traffic jams.

Armed forces of Quynh Luu district help people overcome the consequences of the storm. Photo: Thanh Toan

In order to help people overcome the consequences of the storm, the Military Command of Quynh Luu district mobilized more than 20 officers and soldiers to participate in cleaning and pruning trees, creating favorable conditions for people to travel conveniently.

Tree trimming to facilitate people's travel. Photo: Thanh Toan

Currently, the weather continues to rain, with the risk of localized flooding in some places in the area, so these days, the District Military Command has organized 100% of its troops and vehicles to be ready to respond when an emergency occurs with the spirit of serving the people.

Floodwaters flooded many residential areas in Quynh Thanh commune, Quynh Luu district. Photo: Tran Vu.

Thanh Toan

Xiangyang: Floodwaters are rising

Khanh Linh

Authorities and local people repair the road to Chau Hoi and Chau Nga. Photo: Ke Kien

Currently, the district has evacuated 78 households from dangerous areas and assigned officers to guard flooded areas, preventing people and vehicles from passing through.

Ke Kien

The bridge to village 1, Tho Son commune is closed to traffic. Photo: Thai Hien

In Anh Son, many communes such as Tho Son, Thanh Son, and Binh Son were severely flooded. In Tho Son commune, there are two overflow bridges, the overflow bridge to village 9 and the bridge to village 1, which are flooded and cannot be used. In Thanh Son commune, provincial road 534B at Km32+150 Khe San bridge, Thanh Son commune, the water level is 1.5m high. This is the road where people from the three communes of Thanh Son, Tho Son, and Binh Son trade and travel every day.

Currently, Anh Son district is directing localities to propagate that people absolutely must not travel until the water recedes, assign people to be on duty 24/7 at both ends of the bridges, strictly prohibiting people and vehicles from passing.

Thai Hien

Thanh Chuong: Dam body broken, bridge collapsed

Flood water cuts off the inter-commune road connecting Thanh Khe - Thanh Thuy (Thanh Chuong). Photo: Huy Thu

Due to the impact of storm No. 3, heavy rains occurred in Thanh Chuong district before and after the storm. On the morning of July 19, many roads and residential areas in low-lying and remote communes were cut off, and some dams and bridges were damaged.

At Nha Ong spillway across the Ro River, the rising, fast-flowing water cut off the inter-commune road connecting Thanh Khe - Thanh Thuy. Some people riding motorbikes were swept away by the water, but fortunately they were rescued in time so there was no loss of life or property.

In Thanh Thuy commune, people from the 5th Youth Volunteer Corps and 15 households living on the other side of Khe Mu were isolated because the Corps' road and inter-village road were flooded.

People in Thanh Ngoc commune (Thanh Chuong) actively reinforce the body of Thong Nhat dam. Photo: Huy Thu

Ben Loi Bridge over Gang River in Ngoc Son Commune was swept away by water, collapsing one side of the bridge, making it extremely dangerous for people and vehicles to cross the bridge.

Thong Nhat Dam in Ngoc Xuan 1 hamlet, Thanh Ngoc commune had its dam body broken due to rising water. The commune mobilized all forces to transport soil and rocks to reinforce the dam body in time, limiting the damage.

Huy Thu

Nghia Dan: 4 houses collapsed and had their roofs blown off, 10 houses were flooded and had to be evacuated.

According to reports, in the entire Nghia Dan district, 4 houses collapsed and had their roofs blown off, 10 houses were flooded and had to be relocated, 5 electric poles were broken, and 15km of rural roads were eroded and damaged.

Regarding agricultural production, the area of ​​winter-spring rice in fields and low-lying streams flooded nearly 1,500 hectares, 140 m²Rice seedlings were flooded; 100 hectares of corn and various vegetables were flooded and broken; 1,000 hectares of industrial crops and perennial fruit trees were flooded. 50 hectares of aquaculture ponds were overflowed. Initial damage was estimated at about 1.5 billion VND.

The spillway bridge over Nghia Hung commune was submerged in water. Photo: Minh Thai

Currently, the District Flood and Storm Prevention and Search and Rescue Committee is coordinating with localities to prepare rescue forces and vehicles to respond when requested.

Many crop areas were flooded. Photo: Minh Thai