Many schools in Nghe An were severely damaged after storm No. 10.
Storm No. 10 on the night of September 28 caused damage and destruction to many schools in Nghe An. The repair work may affect teaching and learning plans at schools.
Many schools had their roofs blown off and were damaged.
Since last night, heavy rain and strong winds have occurred in many localities throughout the province. Due to the impact of the storm, a number of schools have been seriously affected. At Thinh Son Primary School in Do Luong Commune (old), due to the impact of storm No. 10, the roof of half of the classrooms was blown off. Also in the commune, Da Son Primary School had its corrugated iron roof blown off, was flooded and many trees were broken.
In just over a month, our school was hit by two storms and both times suffered heavy damage. Last time, the roof of the 400 square meter student parking lot was blown off and completely collapsed. This time, the entire corrugated iron roof of the school building was blown away. This will definitely affect the school's teaching and learning activities and cannot be resolved soon.
Teacher Phan Ba Dong - Principal of Da Son Primary School, Do Luong Commune
According to Do Luong commune's summary, storm No. 10 caused many schools in the commune to be severely affected. These include Van Son Kindergarten (roofs of classrooms were blown off, mobile roofs collapsed), Nguyen Quoc Tri Secondary School (roofs of administrative buildings were blown off, classroom doors were broken), Nam Son Primary School (teachers' garage collapsed, classroom doors were severely damaged), Ly Tu Trong Secondary School (trees fell), Dang Son Primary School (garage was damaged, kitchen roof collapsed, office ceiling was damaged)...
Ms. Tran Thi Nhu Ngoc - Head of the Department of Culture and Society of Do Luong commune said: Immediately after the storm, we asked schools to report in detail about the damage and up to this point, many schools said that the roofs of classrooms, kitchens, functional rooms were blown off and trees were broken, causing very heavy damage. In the immediate future, the commune directed schools to focus on overcoming and repairing the damage and students and teachers will return to school when safety is ensured.
On the morning of September 29, it was still raining in Cua Lo ward, many roads were flooded. Ms. Nguyen Binh Minh - education officer, Department of Culture and Society said: Anticipating the danger of storm No. 10, before the storm arrived, the department requested schools to strengthen safety work, classrooms were carefully reinforced. However, due to the great impact of the storm, many schools in the area were severely damaged.
Specifically, at Hai Hoa Secondary School, the entire corrugated iron roof of a three-story classroom building was blown down by the storm and fell into the school yard. The corrugated iron roof of the outdoor stage was also destroyed.
Nghi Thu Primary School, Nguyen Thi Bach Cat Secondary School... had their classrooms' roofs blown off, many old trees were uprooted and lying around.
Meanwhile, Nghi Thuy Kindergarten and Nghi Tan Kindergarten were flooded into classrooms. As of the morning of September 29, the work to overcome the consequences of the storm at schools in Cua Lo ward had not been significantly implemented due to the severe damage over a large area.
In Truong Vinh ward, Hung Hoa Primary School was flooded, the corrugated iron roof of the 4th and 5th grade classrooms was blown off. In addition, 10 trees of the school were broken, 40m of the fence collapsed, and the corrugated iron roof in front of the kitchen collapsed. Hung Dung 2 Primary School had many trees uprooted and the signboard damaged. Nghe An Industrial and Handicraft Economic College also had its roof blown off, many items and trees were broken.
In the mountainous area, prolonged heavy rains caused the fence of Yen Hoa Ethnic Minority Primary School to collapse. The Pa Ty hamlet of Yen Tinh Ethnic Minority Primary School suffered a landslide. Hoan Long Primary School (Tan Phu Commune) also had its classroom roof blown off and water flooded into the office area.
Students cannot go to school yet
Before the attackstorm number 10, due to concerns for the safety of students, parents and teachers, the Nghe An Department of Education has allowed all students in the province to take a day off today (September 29). However, due to the severe impact of the storm, the return to school of many schools will be difficult.
Teacher Tran Thi Thu Huong - Principal of Hai Hoa Secondary School (Cua Lo Ward) worriedly said: By noon today, many sections leading to our school were still flooded nearly 1 meter deep, the entire roof of 3 classrooms was completely blown off and could not be repaired immediately. Fortunately, the electronic teaching equipment has been placed high so it is not damaged, the school is waiting for the water to recede to clean up and repair. Perhaps in the next few days, students will still not be able to go to school.
Although there are no official statistics, the situation of trees lying around after the storm is quite common in schools in Truong Vinh, Vinh Phu, and Thanh Vinh wards.
This morning, the cleanup has not been done yet because it is still raining in the wards and communes, many places are flooded, and traffic is cut off. If the work is not done in time this afternoon, it will be difficult for students to return to school tomorrow morning.
Regarding the issue of students returning to school, previously, in Document No. 2937/SGD & DT dated September 28 of the Department of Education and Training, it was also stated that from Tuesday (September 30), educational institutions will proactively monitor the storm's developments and post-storm circulation to report to the commune, ward and Department of Education and Training. If necessary, students will be allowed to continue.leave schoolto ensure absolute safety, avoid unfortunate accidents.
Based on initial information, the damage caused by storm No. 10 to schools is very severe, some mountainous communes have started to see rising water levels, causing flooding of classrooms and cutting off students’ access to school. In the immediate future, the Department has directed schools to focus on cleaning, repairing classrooms, and repairing damage. If safety is not ensured, students will not go to school.
Mr. Nguyen Trong Hoan - Chief of Office of Department of Education and Training