Nghe An: Highlights on June 7

*CThe Olympic competitions in Russian, Mathematics, Physics, and Information Technology were held on the occasion of the Russian Language Day by the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Hanoi. In particular, the Olympic competitions in Mathematics, Information Technology, and Physics were for 12th grade students nationwide. After 2 preliminary and final rounds held at the end of March and the beginning of April, Nguyen Trong Hung wasexcellent first prize winnerin the Physics Olympiad and was also the only non-professional contestant to win the first prize. This was also the first time Huynh Thuc Khang High School had a student participate and win the highest prize.

Nguyen Trong Hung and his family at the award ceremony. Photo: NVCC.

*SOn June 7, at the relic site of Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan's tomb (Nam Giang commune, Nam Dan district), the Provincial Youth Union coordinated with the Provincial Forest Protection Department and related units to organizeForest fire prevention and control launching ceremony, clearing firebreaks, collecting vegetation phase 1, 2020.

After the launching ceremony, more than 400 union members and youths cleared vegetation in the Dai Hue mountain range.

More than 400 union members and youths cleared firebreaks and collected vegetation at Dai Hue mountain range (Nam Dan district) after the launching ceremony. Photo: Phu Nam

*TIn the economic field, the most notable information is thatBlack pig price in Western Nghe Anhas an unprecedented high price. Accordingly, the black pig breed being raised in the highland districts is currently priced from 130,000 - 170,000 VND/kg. The reason for the high price increase of this livestock is determined to be due to the scarcity of breeding stock, people having difficulty in re-herding. Deep down, it is due to the impacts of African swine fever in recent times.

Black pigs from the highlands are currently being sold at unprecedentedly high prices, from 130,000 - 170,000 VND/kg. Photo: Quang An

*SOn the morning of June 7, an accident occurred at Bara Do Luong dam.compartment collapseNo. 10 and compartment No. 11. This is a serious incident, causing the water level at the head of the diversion canal to drop, leading to insufficient water flow into the main canal, water shortage in the Northern Irrigation System from 50 - 70%, causing drought in Yen Thanh, Quynh Luu and Dien Chau areas, with a total area of ​​about 20,000 hectares of rice being affected, at a time when water demand is very high.

The construction unit is mobilizing machinery and human resources 24/7 to fix the problem. Photo: Phu Huong

*NDuring the peak hot days, people in the whole province are miserable because of high temperatures and exhausted water sources for daily life and production.

In Cua Rao village, Mon Son border commune (Con Cuong), 35 households of Dan Lai ethnic group heresevere water shortage. According to Nghe An Newspaper reporters, there are even elderly people in the village who have not had water to bathe for 5 days, because to get water they have to go 3 km deep into the stream.

As the weather continues to get harsher, people are looking for ways to avoid the heat, including high-risk behaviors. In Do Luong district, hundreds of people gather at Mu Ba bridge in Dong Son commune every day.swimming, diving, despite warnings of danger.

Despite warnings, young people still jump off the bridge and somersault on Mu Ba culvert at a height of 7-10 meters. Photo: Huy Thu

Meanwhile, in Nghia Duc commune, Nghia Dan district, a 10th grade male studentdrowned while bathingwith friends at Khe Da Lake. In Vinh City, in the early morning of June 7, a Pub at 78 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Le Loi Ward suddenly caught fire. The heat has disrupted people's daily lives, threatening the safety of their lives, especially the risk of fire.

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