Water from upstream poured down, the irrigation dam in Nghia Dan was damaged.

After storm No. 4, water from upstream poured in, causing Thiet Bai dam to be overloaded. Photo: Minh Thai

Thiet Bai Dam has a reservoir area of ​​over 15 hectares, serving the irrigation of over 45 hectares of rice and various crops of local people and neighboring districts. Every year, during the rainy season, water often flows back over the dike, overflowing into residential areas, causing flooding of crops and houses of people in 6 downstream hamlets.

The dam was severely eroded and subsided. Photo: Minh Thai

The impact of storm No. 4, downstream of the spillway more than 100m from the dam body, water caused erosion, concrete peeled off, exposing bare land. Below the dam edge, there are only a few places with solid concrete left, exposing bare land with a depth of tens of meters, so during the rainy season, people living around the dam are always worried that the water will rise at any time.

The downstream part of the spillway 100 meters from the dam body was eroded by water 5-7 meters deep. Photo: Minh Thai

Mr. Vi Van Tiep - Chairman of Nghia Lien Commune People's Committee said: "Due to the impact of storm No. 4, many civil works and crops of Nghia Lien commune people were damaged. Of which, more than 60 households in 5 hamlets along Heu stream had their houses flooded, 30 households had to move to higher ground; 12 hectares of aquaculture ponds were completely flooded and many properties and poultry were swept away by the flood... Currently, the commune has directed forces to help people overcome the situation. Particularly, the Thiet - Bai dam project in the downstream part needs to be repaired, and we really need the support of the district and province so that the project can be repaired soon"./.