More than 7,800 households lost water after the Bara Do Luong dam broke.
(Baonghean.vn) - Bara Do Luong dam broke, causing the loss of tap water, disrupting the lives of more than 7,800 households in Do Luong.
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| Workers at Do Luong water supply station are installing another makeshift pumping station. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
After the Bara Do Luong dam broke at 1 a.m. on June 7, the water flowing into the canal dropped 3.2 meters below normal. Because the water level dropped so low, the water pumping system from the canal of the Do Luong Water Supply Station in Dong Son commune could not operate.
Mr. Vo Dang Dung - Head of Do Luong Water Supply Station said: "Water cannot be pumped since 4:30 this morning, more than 7,800 households in 7 communes and Do Luong town using water from the station have no water for daily use. On average, we have to supply 4,800 m3 of water to serve the people every day".
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| The water suction pipe is connected to be installed deeper to suck water from the canal. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
From 6:30 p.m. the same day, Do Luong Water Supply Station was forced to install an additional field pumping station to pump water from the Dao Canal. Workers are working hard to install additional hose systems, striving to pump water from the canal tonight to supply water to the people again.
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| A worker is clearing away trash to make it easier to pump out water. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
At Bara Do Luong dam, excavators are working continuously throughout the night to scoop up rocks blocking the dam. According to a local resident, at 1 a.m., after many cracking sounds, a very loud noise caused compartments 10 and 11 to be swept down into the Lam River.