Need to pay attention to supporting food for families whose houses were washed away

(Baonghean.vn) - On September 14, the Office of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and the leaders of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development inspected the work of prevention and control.flood relief instructionsin Quy Chau district.

Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Deputy Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control, was present at Khun village, Chau Hoi commune (Quy Chau) to encourage people to overcome the consequences of the flood. In the photo: Mang bridge of Khun village was just washed away by floodwaters.

In Quy Chau district, after a flood lasting more than 6 hours, on the evening of September 13, with a measured rainfall of 205 ml, it caused heavy damage to people, property and crops. As of late afternoon on September 14, in Quy Chau district, there was 1 dead person (identity unknown), 1 missing person in Chau Nga commune, Mr. Vi Van Hai in Lien Minh village; 5 houses completely collapsed, 138 houses were flooded, 61 houses had to be evacuated, dozens of shops and kitchens were flooded.

Mr. Lu Van Binh's family, Khun village, Chau Hoi commune, had their house swept away by flood water.

Currently, 523 hectares of rice are buried and flooded, 79 hectares of sugarcane are damaged and nearly 40 other crops are flooded. The area of ​​ponds and lakes flooded is more than 51 hectares; nearly 1,000 livestock and poultry were swept away by the water. There are 34 traffic points blocked by flooding, landslides and fallen trees... many bridges, electric poles, and irrigation works are damaged. The flood has caused damage to Quy Chau estimated at over 19 billion VND.

Many people in Quy Chau district risked their lives to go to the river to collect firewood when the flood water was rising.

The aqueduct of Khu village, Chau Hoi commune was washed away by water, causing 36 households of Chau Hoi village to be isolated.

Immediately after the flood, comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Deputy Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Search and Rescue, directly went to a number of affected areas to direct local authorities to promptly encourage and support people to quickly overcome the consequences and stabilize their lives.

The Provincial Red Cross supports families whose houses were swept away with 1 million VND/household.

Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Deputy Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control, directed the locality to continue monitoring and closely following the area to search for missing people, continue to update the damage of the people; encourage and support people to soon stabilize their lives. First of all, pay attention to food for families whose houses were washed away.

Xuan Hoang