Water recedes slowly, nearly 500 households in Thanh Chuong are still isolated.
(Baonghean.vn) - As of today (August 22), while the water has receded in many downstream areas, in many communes such as Thanh Xuan and Thanh Lam of Thanh Chuong district, many areas are still isolated, with water levels still over 1 meter high in some places.
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| According to Mr. Nguyen Van Thanh - Chairman of Thanh Lam Commune People's Committee, as of the afternoon of August 22, although the flood water had receded more than 1 meter, 7/21 hamlets, about 500 households in Thanh Lam Commune were still isolated. In the photo, many households in Thanh Chuong District have not yet escaped flooding, many houses are still flooded up to 1 meter... Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Some households in low-lying areas of Thanh Xuan commune are having to use scaffolding to build bridges between houses. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| In Thanh Xuan, while the water has not receded, some people cast fishing nets in the fields, improving their meals during the flood. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| The road to My Hoa hamlet, Thanh Lam commune is still covered in ice. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Residents of Trieu Long and Son Linh hamlets in Thanh Lam commune are still having to travel by boat. Local residents said that if it does not continue to rain, they hope that by tomorrow (August 23), the situation of being isolated due to flooding will end. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Many households along the road in Thanh Xuan commune actively cleaned their houses when the water began to recede. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| In many hamlets in Thanh Xuan commune, as soon as the floodwaters began to recede, local youth unions mobilized forces to scrape and collect trash to clean up the environment. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| People take advantage of the market on the inter-commune road which is littered with garbage because Dang market in Thanh Xuan commune is still flooded. Photo: Huy Thu |