School buried, principal in mountainous commune of Nghe An writes 'letter' calling for help

Burst into tears when school was destroyed by flood

The shared lines of teacher Tran Sy Ha - Principal of the school wrote on his personal Facebook page, with the content, in the recent historic flood, because the people of My Ly commune (former Ky Son district) located in the flood center area were heavily affected. The spacious school, where teachers and students used to stay in the village to spread knowledge, now only remains rubble and mud, flooded from 3 - 5m deep. Many teachers burst into tears when witnessing the scene of their belongings submerged in floodwaters.

According to the school principal, although teachers and local authorities tried to raise important equipment, the water was too strong and all the equipment was completely swept away.

Not only classrooms, multi-purpose rooms, and dormitories, but also food processing warehouses, equipment rooms, and record storage rooms were submerged.

After the flood passed, the school was completely damaged, including: 12 televisions, 5 refrigerators, 22 desktop computers, 3 laptops for teaching, all desks and chairs of 7 classrooms; the kitchen with full cooking utensils and 1.7 tons of rice reserved for boarding students at the beginning of the new school year was also submerged in the flood.

In addition, books, personal belongings of the students and blankets, beds, wardrobes and belongings of boarding teachers were also swept away by the flood.

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In extremely difficult circumstances, the school earnestly hopes for sharing from the community and kind-hearted people near and far.

In the immediate future, the school needs to be rebuilt, with desks, chairs, cabinets, books, teaching equipment, blankets, a kitchen, etc. to be able to welcome the children back to class in the upcoming new school year.

Sharing more with Nghe An Newspaper and Radio and Television, teacher Tran Sy Ha - Principal of the school said: Before the flood, the school assigned local teachers to the school to move all documents, books and boarding equipment of nearly 90 students (recently sponsored) to the upper floors for them to use during the school year.

However, because the water rose too quickly, reaching the second floor (about 10-11 meters higher than the previous peak flood level), all documents, school supplies and teaching equipment were submerged in water.

Currently, in the coming days, the school's biggest wish is to have enough funds to clean up and handle the entire 3-5 meter high layer of mud and soil out of the classrooms and school area.

Education sector calls for support

The recent flood has severely affected the Nghe An education sector, with 24 schools and school sites damaged, and many schools had all their teaching equipment swept away.

Faced with this reality, on the morning of July 25, the Department of Education and Training launched a campaign to support overcoming the consequences of flooding caused by storm No. 3 (Wipha).

At the launching ceremony, Mr. Thai Van Thanh - Director of the Department of Education and Training said that the flood occurred when there was only about 1 month left until the new school year began.

However, currently, in the mountainous communes of Nghe An, many schools and school sites have been severely damaged, many houses of officials, teachers and students in the highlands have been destroyed by floods, and all their property has been swept away by floodwaters.

Therefore, to quickly overcome the damage, the industry is in dire need of the attention and sharing of colleagues and people across the country, to help people, teachers and students in flooded areas return to normal life.

In the long term, the industry will continue to call for resources to support schools damaged by floods, supplement facilities, teaching equipment, textbooks and notebooks for students to ensure teaching and learning needs.