Tan Ky suffered 125 billion VND in damage due to Typhoon No. 2.

(Baonghean.vn) - In Tan Ky district, Typhoon No. 2 caused significant damage to people's property. The heavy floodwaters damaged bricks and tiles, and dozens of hectares of rubber trees were uprooted.

The acacia forest in Tan Ky has been felled. Photo: Cam Tu

According to a summary by the District Department of Agriculture and Rural Development as of 11:00 AM on July 18, 2017, the entire district had 11 houses collapsed, 587 houses and 150 cooling racks with damaged roofs, 1,328 meters of boundary walls collapsed, and 512 power poles broken, causing widespread power outages.

Roads were damaged by landslides along 12.3 km, with 2 bridges and culverts washed away. 310,000 raw bricks and tiles from the Nghia Hoan tile-making village were damaged. 871 hectares of rubber trees in their harvesting stage and 1,681 hectares of acacia trees were broken or uprooted; over 4,320 hectares of sugarcane and corn were flattened; over 763 hectares of rice fields were flooded; and 3,328 livestock and poultry were swept away. The total estimated damage amounts to 125 billion VND.

Due to the storm's circulation, floodwaters inundated many communes in Nghia Hoan, Nghia Thai, Nghia Dong, etc., and many brick and tile kilns belonging to local people were completely destroyed.

Floodwaters inundated the fields in Tan Ky. (Photo: Van Phuong)

Immediately after the storm passed, people in the hamlets and villages, along with the armed forces and Youth Union in Tan Ky district, focused on clearing fallen trees along the roads to alleviate traffic congestion. For areas where sugarcane and corn were flattened, people removed the leaves and drained excess water. For areas with fallen rubber and acacia trees, they cut them down for firewood. The Tan Ky power company coordinated with local authorities to repair and restore the power grid, ensuring electricity was restored as soon as possible.

Cam Tu

(Tan Ky Radio)