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“Don’t think about such big floods …”
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Highway 1A was divided, Quang Tri was everywhere due to rain and flooding. |
Don’t think that the floods get so high at midnight, that the people of Dong Ha City have not returned in time (Photo taken in Dong Luong District, Dong Ha City, Quang Tri Province this afternoon, October 18 ) |
According to Ms Canh, since the morning of October 17, because she did not think the flood would rise again at midnight, her relatives stayed behind to maintain the house and keep furniture tall when the water rose. Leaving the family home, Ms Canh and some people moved into the house, looking at the fast flowing water, said that at present there are only instant noodles, stuck all night, husband and son alone They have how to eat raw noodles, wait for the morning.
“The water was too high, there was no way to pack things, so my husband decided to throw everything on the roof to avoid flooding. From last afternoon until now, my husband and I just stick with the instant noodles, ”Ms. Canh said.
Ms. Canh sat facing the alley leading to the house, worried about her husband and son, who were trapped in the deep house. |
Sharing her family situation, Ms Canh said that although she lives in Dong Ha City, Canh’s family is engaged in farming and raising livestock. The great flood last night on October 17 washed away more than 20 chickens, which made her very sorry.
“Everything is clean, the refrigerator, the TV… they are soaked with water, the chickens pay almost 2 million but they haven’t been sold hours before. I can’t do anything this year, and the floods have washed me down from now until the end of the year, very hard, ”said Ms. Canh.
Rushing upstream to buy food, Mr. Nguyen Duc Tho (45 years old, a resident of Ward 3, Dong Ha City, Quang Tri Province) said, on the night of October 17, when the flood grew, the house of the Mr. Tho was flooded almost 2.5 m high. The water rose rapidly, causing Mr. Tho’s family members to panic, and he and his wife took the children to the neighbors, seeking refuge in a two-story house.
“My house is located high up in the neighborhood, but the water rises too fast, it floods deeply, it feels too unsafe, and me and my wife run the risk of leaving the house to hide in the neighbor’s house. Many people abandoned all their property last night to escape the floods, ”said Tho.
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The people of Quang Tri were scared after an unprecedented flooded night |
Functional forces are on duty in dangerous places
While many people were still trapped in the deeply flooded areas, the sponsors responded quickly to the food, the local government was also in dangerous places. It leads people out of the floodplain.
Speaking with PV Thanh Nien, Mr. Nguyen Chon Trien, chairman of the Dong Luong Ward People’s Committee, said that on October 17, ward officials and the militias and self-defense forces used boats to each house of households to mobilize and move. dispelling people to safety. Furthermore, the Quang Tri Province Border Guard Command participated in the rescue and support to relocate people in heavily flooded areas to safety.
There have never been any major floods, floods like last night (October 17), so Dong Ha City people are subjective before this rain and flood. |
Dong Luong District Functional Forces are on duty in deeply flooded areas, providing food to people. |
According to Mr. Try, the local government has mobilized and evacuated people to safety, but there are still some people who are still subjective before the floods, so they still stay at home when the water level rises.
“People from Dong Luong Neighborhood, Dong Ha City (Quang Tri Province) still have a subjective mindset about the danger of flooding, they don’t believe that the rain and floods increase so fast, so they stay home with reason to guard the house, maintain the property. During the night when the water level was high, we were there to rescue and evacuate these people at night, ”said Mr. Trying.
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