Tan Ky: Checking floods and giving necessities to people in isolated areas
(Baonghean.vn) - In the face of complicated flood situation causing widespread inundation in many localities in the district, on October 1, leaders of Tan Ky district directly inspected the flood situation and gave necessities to people in Ky Tan, Tan Long, Nghia Hoan, and Huong Son communes isolated by rising flood waters.
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On the night of September 30, heavy rain combined with a large amount of water flowing from upstream caused the water level of the Con River in Tan Ky district to rise, flooding hundreds of houses along the river. National Highway 48E from Dien Nam intersection, Ky Tan commune to Tan Long commune was deeply submerged in water, completely cutting off traffic. According to the statistics, Tan Ky had 1,326 flooded houses. |
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That very night, the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Control and Search and Rescue of Tan Ky District and local authorities directed the disaster prevention and control shock force to assist in evacuating more than 300 households in flooded areas to safety. In the photo: Ky Tan Commune evacuates assets for people affected by floods. |
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As of 9am this morning, the entire district had 1,326 households flooded, with the total estimated damage caused by floods in Tan Ky district being over 57 billion VND. Many hamlets in Tan Long, Ky Tan, Nghia Dung, and Huong Son communes were completely isolated. In the photo: Police forces evacuate people from the flooded area of Huong Son. |
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Tan Ky district has urgently deployed relief work for people isolated by rising flood waters. The district Fatherland Front Committee has used the relief fund to buy 530 boxes of instant noodles and 470 boxes of drinking water to deliver to people in flooded areas. In the photo: Tan Ky district leaders inspect and give necessities to people in flooded areas. |
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| Comrade Phan Van Giap - Chairman of Tan Ky District People's Committee and other comrades in the delegation presented 70 boxes of instant noodles and 70 water tanks to flooded households in Huong Son commune. |
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Tan Ky district leaders give gifts to children in flooded areas of Huong Son. |