Trucks and road rollers swept into the river by flash floods

(Baonghean.vn) - Prolonged heavy rains and high water levels have caused flooding in communes and towns in Con Cuong district. In addition to traffic jams, a truck carrying materials and a road roller were swept away by the flood.

The truck was swept away by the flood and overturned into the river.

In Cai village, Cam Lam commune, floodwaters swept away and submerged a sand truck and a local road roller. Particularly, many sections of the road to Nam Son village, Mon Son commune suffered serious landslides.

The Town Water Plant has an accident and cannot operate.

During the floods, the district's flood and storm prevention committee went directly to hot spots to encourage people to actively prevent floods and storms, using loudspeakers to announce blocked roads and block both ends of spillways to prevent people from passing when the water was rising.

As of 5:00 p.m. on September 14, 2016, Con Cuong district had suffered damage to over 536 hectares of crops, including 315.4 hectares of summer-autumn rice. The floods also caused a house to collapse, 3 temporary dams to be washed away, along with many facilities, machinery, and equipment to be damaged.

Some rice fields in Chi Khe were damaged.

People and authorities of Yen Khe commune overcome damage caused by flash floods.

The People's Committee of Con Cuong district said that the flood also washed away 3 temporary dams in Chi Khe commune. 3 pieces of machinery including an excavator, a roller, and a concrete mixer were also swept away by the flood, and 400m of canals were damaged.

A truck carrying goods through Khe Moi spillway (Luc Da commune) after a fierce flood.

According to information from the Department of Education and Training of Con Cuong district: All kindergartens in the district are closed. Many primary schools near streams are advised to let students stay home to ensure safety.

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