Con Cuong postpones council meeting to restore traffic after flood

(Baonghean.vn) - After storm No. 2, heavy rains occurred in Con Cuong district, cutting off many communes and forcing temporary bridges to be built in many places.

Faced with that situation, Con Cuong district postponed the 3rd session of the 19th district People's Council to focus on directing and overcoming the consequences, as well as being proactively ready to respond if heavy rain is caused by the storm circulation.

Con Cuong residents overcome obstacles across rivers and streams after the storm. Photo: Ba Hau

The District Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue has assigned working groups to inspect, direct flood prevention and response, and minimize damage caused by natural disasters.

Immediately after the storm passed, local authorities and people started to clear up fallen trees, clear roads, repair houses, and clean up flooded areas, preventing possible epidemics for people and livestock. Measures were implemented to restore agricultural production and provide relief to stabilize people's lives soon.

Con Cuong district officials build a temporary bridge for people to travel in Thach Ngan commune. Photo: Bao Ngoc

In the whole Con Cuong district, 352.5 hectares of rice, 82.8 hectares of vegetables were flooded, 25.5 hectares of cassava, 63.3 hectares of industrial crops, 3 hectares of fruit trees, and 483 hectares of forestry trees were broken and felled, 1 buffalo, 7 pigs were swept away, 30.5 hectares of fish ponds were flooded, and 3 fish cages were swept away.

The road connecting Don Phuc commune to Binh Chuan is about to have serious landslides, 300m of canals are severely damaged, 5 houses collapsed, 46 houses had their roofs blown off, estimated damage in Con Cuong is nearly 20 billion VND./.

Bao Ngoc

(Con Cuong)