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Floods inundated many houses in Dai Loc district, Quang Nam – Photo: LT
Many mountain roads eroded, divided, many people died and disappeared during this flood. On the afternoon of October 8, the floods left 4 dead and 7 missing.
Floods quickly people can’t keep up
Cam Lo and Lao Bao (Huong Hoa District) are the center of flooding in Quang Tri. In the late afternoon of October 8, the water of the Hieu River temporarily receded, but for more than 10 hours from sunrise to early afternoon on the same day, the people of the communes along the Hieu River he had suffocating moments at the peak of the flood. .
Ms. Tran Thi Chut (80 years old, Bac Binh Village, Cam Tuyen Commune, Cam Lo District), in a small house about 100 meters from the river bank, said: “Seeing the heavy rain from the day before night, I know this flood may have risen, but don’t expect it to rise so fast. 20 years ago I saw the flood rise again fast and high.
At 10:00 am, Ms. Bit’s house was flooded to the roof. Fortunately, before that, the rescue force quickly drove a canoe to take Ms. Bit and her grandson to safety to avoid flooding.
Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, secretary and chairman of the Cam Tuyen Commune People’s Committee, said that almost the entire town of Bac Binh was flooded early in the morning. Other villages along the Hieu River also have hundreds of 2-3 m flooded houses. “The floods are increasing so rapidly that many families cannot turn back,” Tuan said.
Heavy rains over the past two days have caused the waters of the Seson River that lines the Vietnam-Laos border to rise surprisingly fast overnight. At dawn this morning, hundreds of homes on the river bank were flooded 3-4 meters deep, causing people to run into floods with great force. Mr. Nguyen Luong, from Cao Viet Village, Lao Bao City, said that if the rain did not stop for a few hours at noon, the entire riparian area would be completely submerged in flooding.
“We’ve been through a lot of flooding here, but this time I was really scared. Fortunately, the new flood peak had come down,” Luong said.
On the morning of the same day, Highway 9 was also blocked by a landslide. It is a road with a lot of traffic. Until 10 o’clock this road will be open. But also since noon, National Highway 1 was blocked due to deep flooding in some places. Quang Tri province police are to set up posts at these points to guide vehicles on the Ho Chi Minh route.
By the end of the afternoon on October 8, Quang Tri province had 2 dead.
Also on October 8, heavy rains continued to fall on locally flooded areas of Quang Nam province in Tay Giang, Dai Loc and Hoi An districts. In Hoi An city, flood water reached alarm. 2, some low-lying areas in the districts and the center of Hoi An ancient city were flooded.
According to Hoi An City People’s Committee Vice Chairman Nguyen The Hung, the government has allowed emergency evacuation of some homes located in dangerous areas, low-lying residential areas are also planned to be ready to relocate if the flood continues. Meanwhile, in Tay Giang district, flooding in Tay Giang caused the erosion of dozens of roads and highways between communes, causing traffic delays.
Mr. Le Hoang Linh, vice chairman of the Tay Giang District People’s Committee, said that on October 8, Tay Giang District had moved hundreds of homes to safe areas. Meanwhile, in the Dai Loc district, dozens of residential areas were deeply flooded, one person died from an electric shock while moving his house to avoid flooding.
Some roads leading to residential areas in the Hoa Vang district, Da Nang, are divided due to flooding – Photo: TRUONG TRUNG
Thua Thien Hue: more than 1,100 houses were flooded
Most of the rain measurement stations in Da Nang City recorded very heavy rains from 7:00 pm on October 7 to 5:00 pm on October 8. The leaders of the Da Nang City People’s Committee called on the district People’s Committees to urgently implement the plan to prevent floods, flash floods and landslides. Carry out an evacuation plan for people (especially low-lying areas, low-lying residential areas, riparian areas, areas prone to landslides and flash floods).
The Da Nang City People’s Committee also requested the Construction Department to direct the opening of drainage culverts and operate flood-proof pumping stations in the center of the city. The city’s Department of Transportation and Public Safety organizes the blockade in deeply flooded places on the main roads, organizing to protect safety, social order and safety in key areas, evacuation areas to and from.
Meanwhile, Thua Thien Hue Province had a missing person named Duong Phuoc H. (who resides in Phong Dien City, Phong Dien District). Mr. H. was overturned on the night of October 7 while catching birds and snakes. In addition to Mr. H., there were 4 other injured.
In Thua Thien Hue province, there are more than 1,100 houses flooded from 0.3 to 0.8 m. The entire province has relocated more than 300 homes to areas prone to deep flooding, divided into safe places.
In Quang Ngai, the Provincial Command for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue said heavy rains had occurred since October 6, causing extensive damage. Mr. Pham Van Neo (66, Nuoc Lay Village, Ba Ngac Commune, Ba To District) was washed away by floodwaters as he passed a stream in the middle of the night and has now found a body.
Rain and floods also eroded many roads in mountainous districts, especially Ba To district, with 5 eroded roads causing traffic congestion, locally isolated many residential areas, 9ha of shrimp ponds in Tu district. Nghia sinking in water causes people to lose tens of tons of shrimp.
According to the National Center for Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting, the rain in the center still lasts until October 10, Ha Tinh to Quang Ngai provinces continue to have heavy to very heavy rains with a total rainfall of 250 to 350mm. , there are places of more than 400 mm. In the south of Nghe An, Binh Dinh, there are moderate rains, heavy rains, some places with very heavy rains with a total rainfall of 50-100mm, some places more than 100mm. Warning, as of October 11, the central provinces are likely to have the next prolonged heavy rain.
River flooding from Ha Tinh to Hue continues to increase
According to the rapid report of the Central Steering Committee for the Prevention and Control of Natural Disasters, at 1:00 p.m. on October 8, the floods in the Thach Han River (Quang Tri) and downstream of the Thu Bon River (Quang Nam ) fluctuate at their peak; The floods in the rivers from Ha Tinh to Thua Thien Hue are slowly increasing. The flooding in the rivers from Ha Tinh to Thua Thien Hue is expected to continue to increase, the rivers in Quang Nam and Quang Ngai to continue to decrease.
The floods inundated 37 communes in Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue and Da Nang provinces. Many areas were divided and flooded between 0.5 and 1 m. Faced with widespread floods and rains, localities in the central region organized the relocation and evacuation of a total of 3,250 households / 10,994 people.
On the afternoon of October 8, the floods caused 4 deaths and 7 missing (Quang Tri 5, Thua Thien Hue 1, Gia Lai 1). In Quang Tri, on the morning of October 8, the ship TK12 Vietship sank near the Cua Viet area, there were 5 people on board, currently 3 people were safely rescued by Vietship01 and 2 people were adrift in the sea.
Flood risk
On October 8, Mr. Mai Van Khiem – Director of the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting – said that according to calculation models, if the “scenario” forms another tropical depression, the storm will disappear. In the East Sea as of October 13, the risk of heavy rains and heavy rains and floods in the central region is very high. If this scenario occurs, it will cause another heavy rain in the Central region.
“Another influence is the flooding in the hydrographic basins. Especially after a heavy rain that lasted from October 6 to 10, if after that there is a tropical depression, the impact is from October 13 to 15. In this scenario, there are heavy rains, heavy rains, floods in the Central region, the risk of heavy flooding is very high, it is necessary to be proactive in prevention ”- recommended Mr. Khiem.
X.LONG
