Teachers clean up thick mud from the classroom after the flood.
(Baonghean.vn) - Que Phong district is one of the areas that suffered heavy damage from the recent flash floods. Currently, the local authorities and people are making efforts to overcome the consequences.
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| During the recent floods, several schools in Que Phong district suffered damage. Specifically, the district's boarding school for ethnic minorities had three sections of its perimeter wall swept away by the flood. Cam Muon 2 Primary School was flooded at two locations, Ban Bun and Huoi May. |
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| After the floodwaters receded, the Bản Bun school was covered in a thick layer of mud, 20-30cm deep. Mr. Nguyen The Cam, the principal of Cam Muon 2 Primary School, said that all the teachers in the school had been mobilized to clean up, washing desks, chairs, and classrooms. |
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| By September 16th, the mud in the classrooms had been cleaned up, and students could return to class, but the schoolyard still couldn't be cleaned up due to the thick layer of mud. |
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| Transportation infrastructure in Que Phong district suffered heavy damage, estimated at approximately 7.1 billion VND. The Chau Kim – Nam Giai road in Que Phong district was the most severely damaged. Landslides on the mountains have blocked the only road leading to Nam Giai commune. The People's Committee of Que Phong district mobilized military and civilian forces to use excavators to clear the road so that vehicles could pass through. |
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| However, according to Mr. Le Van Giap, Chairman of the People's Committee of Que Phong district, due to heavy rain, the mountain soil is waterlogged and "loose," the risk of landslides remains very high, and this section of road is still dangerous. |
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| Floodwaters have damaged roads and irrigation canals at the Ban Coc hydroelectric power plant in Chau Kim commune, Que Phong district. |
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| During the recent flood, the villages of Piêng Mòn and Đai in Quế Sơn commune, Quế Phong district, were cut off for a day due to the rising water level of the Nậm Giải River, which submerged the Piêng Mòn bridge. The rising floodwaters swept away and submerged trucks and excavators into the river. Workers had to wait for the floodwaters to recede, then used iron ropes to pull the vehicles back to shore. |
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| These metal machines are covered in mud, trees, and trash. Vo Toan, the driver, is cleaning the truck and inspecting the damage. He doesn't know if the truck can be put back into operation, but "Luckily, this truck was parked next to the excavator and was somewhat shielded; otherwise, it would have been swept away and couldn't be pulled up." |
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| In Dai village, Que Son commune, floodwaters have washed away and severed several sections of road. Workers from the Nhan Hac hydroelectric plant are operating excavators to level the ground and reconnect the road. |
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| Ms. Ngan Thi Cong, 63 years old, from Na Cong village, revisits her flooded rice fields after the water receded. 12. |
According to statistics from the People's Committee of Que Phong district, the recent floods in the area resulted in 2 deaths. Regarding houses and crops, 28 houses collapsed, were severely flooded, or suffered landslides; 566.8 hectares of rice and other crops were flooded; nearly 1000 livestock and poultry were lost; and 54.18 hectares of aquaculture were damaged. The floods also swept away and caused serious landslides along many kilometers of National Highways 48 and 16, as well as inter-communal roads. Many power poles and kilometers of power lines were also washed away and damaged. The total estimated damage in Que Phong district is over 10 billion VND. |
Quynh Luong
