Village chief in Ky Son 'goes from house to house, checks every person', advises people to evacuate when it rains heavily

Go from house to house, check every person

Since the beginning of August, in the areaKy Son districtThere have been consecutive heavy rains, and the temporary houses built by people in the flood-affected areas are at risk of collapsing at any time.

The family of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Huong - Mr. Vi Van Khuyen in Hoa Son village, Ta Ca commune these days is like sitting on a pile of fire, because their house was completely buried after the historic flood last year, with no new place to live, Mrs. Huong had to build a temporary shelter right at the landslide site to live.

Mrs. Huong was worried, because right after returning home was the pointlandslidehas not been fixed, if it rains, it is very easy for landslides to continue, threatening the lives and property of the family. Therefore, before the recent heavy rains, the whole family had to proactively evacuate to relatives' houses. After the rain stopped, they dared to return, rearrange the furniture in the house to live.

"The village chief regularly monitors the weather and reminds people to evacuate, so the family is somewhat reassured. The rainy season is coming, so this evacuation will happen many times. The family's wish is that the State will soon have a resettlement area so that people can stabilize their lives," Ms. Huong confided.

Every time it rains, Mr. Vi Van Truyen - the head of Hoa Son village, Ta Ca commune, cannot rest assured when dozens of households in the village are still in areas at high risk of landslides. With the motto "going from house to house, checking each person", when hearing the news of rain, the young village head rushes to the temporary houses, advising people to be ready to pack up their belongings to move, to be on guard against danger because the rocks and soil can collapse at any time...

Mr. Truyen shared: Last week, it was pouring rain, the village cadres had to run to each household living in the high-risk landslide area and temporary houses, urgently leave their houses, evacuate to households in the village to take temporary shelter during the rainy days. This is the regular work and responsibility of the village front committee, after being directed by the higher authorities.

"Recalling the historic flood of last year, when dozens of people were trapped in their houses, surrounded by deep, fast-flowing floodwaters... I and many young people in the village tried every way to approach and evacuate them to escape the "grim reaper". Therefore, now we have to proactively evacuate in advance, otherwise we will not be able to react in time", said Mr. Truyen.

The enthusiasm and dynamism of village chief Vi Van Truyen has helped people be more proactive in preventing natural disasters and landslides... Mr. Truyen was also a hero in last year's historic flood when he helped people escape death by a hair's breadth.

In addition to Hoa Son village, there is also Son Ha village of Ta Ca commune where many households are living in areas at high risk of landslides. The head of Son Ha village, Mr. Mua Ba Vu, said that in the village, there are many houses precariously located on the mountainside, stream banks, especially at the landslide sites of the historic flood last year, so the village regularly propagates and reminds people to proactively leave high-risk areas to avoid loss of life and property. Rain in the highlands often appears unexpectedly, along with the rapid rise of rivers and streams, flowing rapidly... if not evacuated in advance, the consequences will be unpredictable.

Putting people's safety first

Vice Chairwoman of Ta Ca Commune People's Committee, Ms. La Thi Hong Van, was concerned: In addition to some households that have found new places to live and built solid houses, there are dozens of households living in dangerous areas. Following the district's direction, along with assigning regular forces to respond to storms and floods, local authorities regularly remind villages and hamlets to absolutely not let people stay in houses located in areas with high risk of landslides.

Mr. Tho Ba Re - Vice Chairman of Ky Son District People's Committee said: Ky Son has a characteristic of high mountainous terrain, steep slopes, many streams, and in the rainy season, flash floods are likely to occur, so ensuring the safety of people in the district is always a top priority. Accordingly, the District People's Committee has issued many official dispatches directing localities to focus on all plans to respond to natural disasters.

Particularly noteworthy is that in localities located in areas with high risk of landslides, including Son Ha and Hoa Son villages of Ta Ca commune, where the historic flood occurred last year, new resettlement areas have not yet been arranged, so dozens of households are living in dangerous areas.

According to the forecast of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, this year's rainy and flood season will occur frequently in the North Central region from August to October.