On the morning of September 8, many teachers and parents of Yen Thuong Secondary School (Gia Lam, Hanoi) gathered at the school to clean up and overcome the consequences of storm No. 3.
According to the school's estimate, there are currently 9 trees that have fallen, including 5 trees in the school yard and 4 trees in the backyard.
The fallen trees were mostly large diameter acacia trees. Parents had to saw off the branches to make it easier to clean up.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Ha - Principal of Yen Thuong Secondary School - said that the cleaning started at 7am.
"The school mobilized more parents to help clean up the school yard and remove fallen trees to ensure safety for students to return to school tomorrow," said the principal of Yen Thuong Secondary School.
Ms. Nguyen Thu Huong - a parent of a student participating in the cleanup - said that after receiving news that the tree at the school had fallen, groups of parents gathered at the school in the morning to participate in the cleanup activity.
"Hopefully the cleaning will be finished today," said Ms. Huong.
As of the morning of September 8, the Hanoi City Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue has counted 14,660 trees that have fallen or broken branches due to the impact of storm No. 3. Of these, 14,272 trees have fallen.
Currently, to clear trees blocking roads, alleys, and pressing on houses, in addition to the Hanoi Parks and Trees Company, local authorities also mobilize local forces, including police, militia, and Youth Union, to urgently saw, cut branches, and clear away trees to limit congestion.
