Half a month after the flood, people are still struggling to live with the inundation.

(Baonghean.vn) - It has been 2 weeks since the flood, but nearly 100 households in Yen Thinh and Tien Tien 2 hamlets (Dien Kim commune, Dien Chau, Nghe An) still have to live in prolonged flooding, with a seriously polluted living environment.

It has been 2 weeks since the flood and people are still living in flooded areas. Many families have to build bridges across their yards to get around.

Up to this point, half a month has passed since the historic flood on October 15th swept into the Central region, but the village roads in Yen Thinh hamlet are still deeply submerged in floodwater, the gardens of local people have turned into ponds, and many mulberry fields where people raise silkworms are also submerged in water.

Prolonged flooding causes anxiety for people.

Mrs. Bui Thi Tung, Yen Thinh hamlet, said: “During the recent flood, the water reached half the bed, many things in the house got wet, my family had to move things to a small house higher to avoid the flood at night. The chicken and pig coops had to be propped up with clams and planks to avoid flooding.” Only 3 days later, the flood water in Yen Thinh began to recede, but up to this point, dozens of households still have to live with the flood because the water cannot escape.

Many village roads in Yen Thinh are still deeply flooded.

Mr. Nguyen Dinh Thi, Party cell secretary of Yen Thinh hamlet, said that the whole hamlet currently has 97/227 households flooded, the stagnant water has caused pollution to the living environment, people are very worried because many diseases can arise. All activities of the people are disrupted, flies and mosquitoes appear more and more.

The yard of Yen Thinh hamlet's cultural house is still flooded.

Rolling up her pants, Mrs. Tung pointed to her feet, which were covered in sores, and said that this was the result of living with floodwaters for days. To avoid wading through the floodwaters that still flooded the yard, Mrs. Tung used clams and rocks to prop up the ground and then built planks to make a bridge. Located next to a high inter-village road, Mrs. Tung's family's travel was much less difficult than that of dozens of other households in the neighborhood.

Mrs. Pham Thi Hien waded through knee-deep water from her house to the village road and said: “For the past half month, we have had to struggle through this flooded road to get out of the house. Our vehicles are parked outside. Every time we leave the house, we have to wade through this flooded road to get our vehicles to go.

People do not dare to use well water for daily activities because they are afraid of pollution.

The long-stagnant flood water in Yen Thinh has turned green, moss grows everywhere, causing serious pollution to the living environment, and animal and poultry feces are mixed into the water source. Yen Thinh residents do not dare to use well water for fear of disease.

Traveling and living in polluted water is a nightmare for people.

Mr. Pham Xuan Bang, Chairman of Dien Kim Commune People's Committee, said that the flooding in Yen Thinh and Tien Tien 2 hamlet was due to the lack of drainage canals, leading to prolonged water stagnation. The locality is also very worried about the outbreak of disease, but environmental treatment must wait until the water recedes.

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