Coping with post-storm circulation

(Baonghean.vn) - From the afternoon of September 30 to the morning of October 1, although the amount of rain was not as heavy and the duration of the rain was not as long as in Hoang Mai, in Nghia Dan and Con Cuong, work to deal with post-flood circulation is being carried out.

At Con CuongBy late morning, the rain had stopped so the water quickly receded. The section through Con Cuong town was no longer flooded. The Khe Moi overflow bridge (Luc Da commune) which had caused separation during previous floods, but from noon on October 1, people and vehicles could pass normally.

To cope with the post-flood circulation, in Mon Son commune, the flood and storm prevention committee has arranged 5 teams to be on duty 24/7 at the spillways and ferry terminals. All activities at the ferry terminals have been suspended.

Some corn fields were flooded in Chi Khe. Photo: Huu Vi

To avoid the impact of flooding after storm No. 10, most schools let students stay home on October 1st, only a few schools still held classes as usual.

According to Mr. Hoang Dinh Tuan - Chairman of Con Cuong District People's Committee, Head of the District Flood and Storm Prevention Committee, the rain caused by storm No. 10 did not cause as much damage as storm No. 8.

The floods caused by storm No. 8 in mid-September damaged 450 hectares of rice fields, hundreds of hectares of corn, and many infrastructures such as canals, spillways, and irrigation dams, with a total loss of nearly 4.7 billion VND.

At Nghia Dan,According to the information we have just received, on the afternoon of October 1, in Nghia Dan, there are still 4 communes isolated by the circulation of storm No. 10. Currently, Nghia Minh, Nghia Hoi, Nghia Yen, Nghia Binh, the town is still not connected to the outside due to flooding.

149 houses had to be relocated, 249 houses were flooded but did not have to be relocated. In the traffic system, 41m was completely washed away, 25m was severely damaged. The Nghia Dan District Military Command mobilized 45 officers and soldiers and more than 500 militiamen and 3 rescue boats to help the people. According to Lieutenant Colonel Ho Van Chuyen, Commander of the Nghia Dan District Military Command, "Never before has the water been as high as this year. Almost all of Highway 531 has been eroded. The District Military Command has mobilized people's vehicles to bring people in the danger zone to safety."

Currently, Nghia Dan has 240 hectares of rice; 24 hectares of trees, crops, and 15 hectares of cassava submerged in water. In addition, 1,420 poultry, 70 pigs, and 40 hectares of ponds and lakes were swept away by storm No. 10.

Huu Vi, Tran Hai