Hue residents use boats to move, scoop mud out of their homes after 2 days of deep flooding

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    HUE - The floodwaters of the O Lau River rose in the middle of the night, forcing two elderly people to flee to the temporary shelter. When the water receded, the old man rowed a boat to pick up his wife from the market to return in the flood.

    Ben song O Lau (doan gan cau Pho Trach, phuong Phong Dien, TP Hue), hang chuc ho dan van dang ngap trong nuoc lu.
    On the O Lau River (near Pho Trach Bridge, Phong Dien Ward, Hue City), dozens of households are still submerged in floodwater.
    Mac du nuoc lu dang rut manh nhung nhieu ho dan van bi chia cat.
    Although the floodwaters are receding strongly, many households are still isolated.
    Theo loi ke cua nguoi dan va ghi nhan thuc te, thoi diem nuoc lu dang cao da ngap het toan bo nha mot tang trong khu vuc, nhieu nha lut mai.
    According to local people and recorded in reality, when the floodwaters rose, all one-story houses in the area were flooded, many houses had their roofs blown off.
    Anh Nguyen Lam, mot nguoi dan ke lai, thoi diem 1h sang ngay 17.11, nuoc dang len rat nhanh, dinh diem cao toi 3 met, nhieu nha lut het cua chinh. Ai co gac lung thi leo len, khong thi so tan di noi khac.
    Mr. Nguyen Lam, a resident, recounted that at 1:00 a.m. on November 17, the water rose very quickly, the peak was up to 3 meters high, many houses had all the main doors sung. Those who have a floating entrance climb it, otherwise they evacuate to another place.
    Theo anh Lam, nuoc ngap sau hon 1 ngay va den sang 18.11 moi chiu rut. Trua cung ngay nhieu nha dan van bi ngap sau trong nuoc lu.
    According to Mr. Lam, the water was flooded more than a day and only receded on the morning of November 18. At noon of the same day, many houses were still deeply submerged in floodwater.
    Voi cu dan noi day, chuyen chay lu da tro thanh mot phan xa, du cuc nhoc nhung la lua chon duy nhat de bao toan tinh mang va tai san.
    For the residents here, running away from the flood has become a reflection, although it is hard, it is the only option to preserve life and property.
    Suot 2 ngay nay, viec di lai cua nguoi dan phu thuoc hoan toan vao thuyen ghe.
    For the past 2 days, people's travel has depended entirely on boats.
    “Kho lam chu oi, lu lut suot ma chi co hai ong ba gia. Dem truoc nuoc dang len cao lam, hai than gia phai di len gac lung de tranh tam. Sang nay nuoc rut, toi dang cheo ghe don vo di cho ve” - ong Nguyen Thuan (60 tuoi) rung rung.
    "It's so miserable, Uncle, the flood is continuous but only the two old men and women are struggling. The night before, the water rose very high, the two old bodies had to go up the adirs to avoid temporarily. This morning the water has receded, I am rowing a boat to pick up my wife from the market" - Mr. Nguyen Thuan tearfully said.
    Cach do khong xa la can nha cap 4 cua ba Nguyen Thi Tuy 73 tuoi, vi qua quen voi lu lut, ba da chu dong dua tai san len cao, nhat la nhung con vat trong la.
    Not far away is the level 4 house of Ms. Nguyen Thi Tuy, 73 years old. Because she is very familiar with floods, she has proactively raised her assets, especially the animals in the house.
    “Song o day quen roi, lut thuong xuyen. Nhung dot nay lut nhieu qua, don nha met” - ba Tuy chia se.
    "Living here is familiar, flooding is frequent. But this time there was too much flooding, so we were tired of moving our houses" - Ms. Tuy shared.
    Nguoi dan tat ta tat nuoc, doi rua, xua bun non bam day nen va tuong.
    People soaked in water, washed, and rinsed the mud that had stuck to the floor and walls.
    Khu vuc lang co Phuoc Tich (Giap ranh voi tinh Quang Tri) cung bi nuoc lu bao vay tu hom qua. Muc nuoc dang khoang 60cm, den sang nay moi rut va nguoi dan bat dau don dep.
    The area of Phuoc Tich ancient village (bordering Quang Tri province) has also been surrounded by floodwaters since yesterday. The water level rose about 60cm, only this morning did it recede and people started cleaning.
    Lu keo dai khien cay xanh, canh quan trong lang chiu nhieu anh huong, nhieu khu vuon bi bun dat phu kin.
    Prolonged floods have affected trees and landscapes in the village, many gardens are covered with mud.
    Nuoc lu van bao vay nhieu khu dan cu o phuong Huong Tra.
    Floodwaters still surrounded many residential areas in Huong Tra ward.
    Theo Chi cuc Thuy loi va Bien doi khi hau (So Nong nghiep va Moi truong TP Hue), tu 19h ngay 15.11 den 7h ngay 18.11, khu vuc xuat hien mua to den rat to. Luong mua tai dong bang dat 100-200mm, vung nui 500-700mm.
    According to the Department of Irrigation and Climate Change (Department of Agriculture and Environment of Hue City), from 7:00 p.m. on November 15 to 7:00 a.m. on November 18, the area experienced heavy to very heavy rain. Rainfall in the plains reached 100-200mm, mountainous areas 500-700mm.
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