Inside temporary houses in the flood-prone area of ​​Muong Pon

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    Dien Bien - While waiting for resettlement after the flash flood nearly 2 months ago, many people in the flood-prone area of ​​Muong Pon are having to build temporary houses.

    Theo thong ke, tran lu xay ra tai xa Muong Pon, huyen Dien Bien, tinh Dien Bien co tong 86 nha bi thiet hai, trong do co 20 nha bi hu hong hoan toan (tu 70-100%); 6 nha thiet hai tu 50-70%; 16 nha thiet hai tu 30 - 50%; 44 nha thiet hai duoi 30%.
    The flash flood that occurred in Muong Pon commune, Dien Bien district, Dien Bien province at the end of July caused a total of 86 houses to be damaged, of which 20 houses were completely damaged; 6 houses were damaged from 50-70%; 16 houses were damaged from 30-50% and 44 houses were damaged less than 30% but were at risk of being unsafe.
    Theo chinh quyen dia phuong, co 20 ngoi nha phai xay dung moi; 66 nha phai khac phuc, sua chua va 66 nha phai di chuyen ra khoi khu vuc nguy hiem.
    According to local authorities, 20 houses must be rebuilt; 66 houses must be repaired and 66 houses must be moved out of the danger zone.
    Theo ghi nhan cua PV Bao Lao Dong, co gan 10 ngoi nha tam duoc dung len tai xa Muong Pon. Tuy nhien, cuoc song cua nguoi dan van con nhieu kho khan, thieu thon.
    According to Lao Dong Newspaper, there are nearly 10 temporary houses built by people in Muong Pon commune while waiting for resettlement plan, people's lives are still difficult and deprived.
    Ong Quang Van Han - ban Tin Toc, xa Muong Pon - chia se: “Do khong co cho o nen gia dinh toi dung tam nha o khu dat trong nay. Chung toi rat mong muon co mot ngoi nha kien co de on dinh cuoc song”.
    Mr. Quang Van Han - Tin Toc village, Muong Pon commune - shared: "Because we have no place to live, my family has built a temporary house on this vacant land. We really want to have a solid house to stabilize our lives."
    Do nhieu ho dan da mat het tai san, vat dung sinh hoat, cuoc song tro nen vo cung vat va.
    In the flood center of Muong Pon, many households have lost all their property and household items, so life is now extremely difficult.
    Ong Lo Van Bun - ban Tin Toc – boc bach: “O day rat la kho khan. Truoc do, chung toi o tam tai truong hoc. Gio day, nha cua khong con, ruong nuong cung mat het, khong biet tuong lai se ra sao…“.
    Mr. Lo Van Bun - Tin Toc newspaper - said: “It is very difficult here. Before, we were staying temporarily at the school, now we have to return it to the students to go to class. The house is gone, the fields are gone, we don’t know what the future will be like…”.
    Cach can nha tam cua ong Bun khoang 10m, ngoi nha tam cua chi Lo Thi Vui du de cam nhan su chat vat cua mot gia dinh 4 nguoi, moi duoc dung len cach day 1 tuan.
    About 10 meters from Mr. Bun's temporary house, Ms. Lo Thi Vui's temporary house is enough to feel the hardship of a family of 4, which was just built 1 week ago.
    Trao doi voi PV Bao Lao Dong, ong Cha A Ta - Pho Chu tich UBND xa Muong Pon – cho biet, doi voi cac ho nha bi do, sap, troi… va nam trong vung co nguy co mat an toan, huyen da to chuc kiem tra, ra soat, tuyen truyen, van dong va ho tro cac ho dan di chuyen den cac noi o tam an toan nhu: nha van hoa, o nho nha nguoi than…
    Speaking with Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Cha A Ta - Vice Chairman of Muong Pon Commune People's Committee - said that households whose houses collapsed, washed away, etc. and were located in areas at risk of being unsafe have all moved to temporary accommodation such as cultural houses, staying with relatives, etc.
    Theo ong Ta, nhung ngoi nha nay duoc dung len de nguoi dan co cho o tam thoi, tranh mua nang. Hien tai, cac ho dan dang sinh song tai day van cho de xay dung lai nha cua.
    "For temporary houses, people proactively build them to have temporary accommodation, to avoid rain and sun while waiting to rebuild their houses in the resettlement area," said Mr. Ta.
    Pho Chu tich UBND xa Muong Pon – cho biet, kho khan lon nhat hien nay la viec bo tri dat o moi cho cac ho dan. Mac du da co phuong an sap xep, on dinh dan cu va da chon duoc vi tri, nhung vuong mac la phan dat nam o vi tri thuoc rung san xuat, do do phai cho cac cap co tham quyen phe duyet theo quy dinh cua phap luat.
    The Vice Chairman of Muong Pon Commune People's Committee also affirmed that the biggest difficulty at present is the arrangement of new residential land for households. Although there is a plan to arrange and stabilize the population, it is currently stuck in the production forest.
    “Huyen Dien Bien da de xuat phuong an sap xep, on dinh dan cu vung thien tai tai xa Muong Pon, gom 4 diem cho 102 ho dan. Trong do, on dinh tai cho 36 ho va di chuyen den noi o moi 66 ho. Voi tong kinh phi hon 106 ty dong va de nghi ho tro tu nguon ngan sach Trung uong” – ong Ta thong tin.
    “Dien Bien district has proposed a plan to arrange and stabilize residents in the disaster area in Muong Pon commune, including 4 locations for 102 households. Of which, 36 households will be stabilized on site and 66 households will be moved to new places. With a total cost of more than 106 billion VND” – Mr. Ta informed.
    Trong khi cho cac phuong an tai dinh cu duoc phe duyet, nhieu gia dinh da chon phuong an lam nha tam de khong phai di o nho nha van hoa hoac gia dinh nguoi than.
    While waiting for resettlement plans to be approved, many families have chosen to build temporary houses so they do not have to stay at cultural houses or with relatives.
    Truoc do nhu Bao Lao Dong da thong tin, tran mua lu, lu quet xay ra vao dem 24, rang sang 25.7, tai xa Muong Pon, huyen Dien Bien, tinh Dien Bien khien 7 nguoi chet va mat tich. Tran lu quet cung cuon troi hang chuc ngoi nha, nhieu ngoi nha bi do sap va khoang 100 ngoi nha khac bi hu hong. Dac biet, co khoang 50m duong bi xoi troi toan bo nen sau khoang 4 - 5m khien Quoc lo 12 bi te liet.
    As previously reported by Lao Dong Newspaper, a flash flood occurred on the night of July 24 and early morning of July 25 in Muong Pon commune, Dien Bien district, Dien Bien province, leaving 7 people dead and missing, dozens of houses collapsed and swept away, and about 100 other houses damaged.
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