(Baonghean.vn) – About 20 km from the commune center, but to reach Na Ngan village, one has to cross the stream more than 30 times. During the rainy season, the whole village is isolated for months, and food supplies are exhausted.
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| Na Ngan village is located in the core area of Pu Huong Nature Reserve. The Thai village has 148 households with more than 700 people. From the center of Nga My commune (Tuong Duong district) to Na Ngan village is only about 20 km, however, to get here, you have to cross Ngan stream more than 30 times and have dangerous dirt and rocky roads. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| On low water days, it is possible to travel by motorbike, and it takes an ordinary person about 2 hours to reach the commune center. Because the two sides of the road are high mountains, most people have to go through the stream. During the rainy season, the water level of the Nam Ngan River rises. On those days, the entire Na Ngan village is completely isolated. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| During the years when the rainy season lasted for a long time, the entire Na Ngan village was isolated for months, and the people had no food or provisions. “In those days, all food and drink were gone, instant noodles were as precious as gold” – A local said. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| The water volume of the Nam Ngan stream is quite large, even in the dry season the stream is still deep, causing many difficulties for road users. The motorbikes of the Na Ngan villagers have a very short lifespan. When buying them, people have to ask the craftsmen to modify some parts such as the nozzle, air filter... to suit the use of deep stream roads. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| Many people's vehicles were flooded, causing them to stall and had to be pushed up to continue driving. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| For women, dropping things and losing shoes happens “like eating”. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| Many people who "run" goods and sell goods on the street often fall in the middle of the stream, and their goods get wet and damaged. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| For deep streams, the villagers build rafts to transport people across the stream. Each motorbike crossing the river must pay 5,000 VND. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| Na Ngan residents said they hope to have a road to travel. “Many cases of illness and emergency care have to spend hours carrying the sick from the village to Highway 48C before taking a bus to the hospital. There are cases where there is no time to save them,” said a resident. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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