Tan Ky water recedes slowly, nearly 1,000 households are still surrounded by flood water

Flood water on Con River (Tan Ky) is still immense. Photo: Van Truong

According to the reporter's records, currently, some places in the areaTan Ky districtThe water has receded, however, many villages and hamlets are still isolated. Arriving at Ky Tan commune, we saw that the road to the commune People's Committee headquarters was still quite flooded, and vehicles could not pass through.

Mr. Trinh Huy Toan - Chairman of Ky Tan Commune People's Committee said: The commune has 7 hamlets, currently 4 hamlets (360 households) are flooded. Since October 2, the commune has mobilized organizations to help people evacuate to safe places, support gifts, and transfer food and provisions to people in deep flooded areas.

Ky Tan commune (Tan Ky) is still flooded. Photo: Van Truong

Mr. Phan Van Giap - Chairman of Tan Ky District People's Committee added: Currently, the whole district still has 4 communes with affected hamlets.flooded, divided, including the communes of Ky Tan, Nghia Dung, Tan Huong, Huong Son, with nearly 1,000 households being flooded. The district is continuing to mobilize forces, using canoes to supply necessities to the People's Committees of deeply flooded communes, mainly banh chung, instant noodles, clean water..., then the commune will use bamboo boats to transport supplies to households.

The water is receding but quite slowly, many households in Tan Ky district are still surrounded by flood water. Photo: Van Truong

Unions of Tan Ky district use boats to deliver necessities to people in flooded areas. Photo: Van Truong

For communes with receding water levels such as Ky Son, Tan Long, and Nghia Hoan, the local authorities have mobilized local forces and organizations to help people move their belongings back home. Up to this point, 300/708 households in the district have returned home. Currently, for flooded roads, the district has directed communes to arrange guards and prohibit people from passing through; landslide sites in Tan Ky town and Ky Son commune have evacuated 5 households to safety.