Yen Thanh: Lo Che reservoir burst, many other reservoirs at risk of bursting if it continues to rain

(Baonghean.vn) - Continuous rain in recent days has caused reservoirs in Yen Thanh district to be full of water, of which Lo Che reservoir in Thinh Thanh commune has broken, many other reservoirs are at risk of breaking if it continues to rain.

Lo Che small reservoir in Thinh Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district was broken. Photo: Van Truong

Mr. Nguyen Van Trung - Head of Hung Thinh hamlet, Thinh Thanh commune said: On the morning of October 13, the small Lo Che reservoir in Hung Thinh hamlet, Thinh Thanh commune, irrigating over 20 hectares of rice, broke the dam with a length of about 12-14 m. Water flowing from the lake eroded over 10 sao of rice fields, flooded 3 fish ponds, and 20 houses.

The reservoir is mainly made of earth, the dam body is weak, and heavy rain caused it to break. Photo: Van Truong

Mr. Hoang Van Minh - Secretary of the Party Committee of Thinh Thanh commune shared: Lo Che reservoir has been filled with earth manually for a long time, so the dam body is weak and has broken after the recent heavy rains. After the flood, the commune will continue to fill the earth temporarily to fix it.

Thinh Thanh commune has over 20 large and small reservoirs that have all been degraded, some dams are at risk of breaking such as Ba Bo reservoir in Tam Thinh hamlet, Lung reservoir in Trung Thinh hamlet... Currently, the commune has prepared supplies and materials such as sandbags and rocks in case of an incident to respond to emergencies.

The Cua Tho reservoir in Tay Thanh commune has a weak dam that is very fragile. Photo: Van Truong

Yen Thanh district has over 200 large and small dams, in recent years only about 10% have been upgraded, the rest are mainly weak earth dams.

Currently, 100% of the reservoirs are full of water, heavy rains in recent days have caused Lo Che reservoir to burst and many reservoirs are at risk of bursting. For example, Cua Tho reservoir has a water leak right at the dam body, Tuan dam in My Thanh commune is completely soaked with water, Khe Noc dam in Son Thanh has a landslide on the dam bank...

Yen Thanh district has directed communes with dams to inspect and proactively allocate funds for repairs and upgrades. At the same time, the district has developed a separate flood and storm prevention plan for each reservoir, prepared materials and human resources to respond to and handle damage incidents during the rainy and stormy season. In particular, a specific plan has been made to be ready to evacuate people downstream of weak reservoirs at risk of breaking./.

Van Truong