Lang Son urgently responds to floods, many areas are deeply flooded

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Lang Son - On October 8, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc and the Government working delegation inspected the response and overcoming the consequences of floods.

According to the report of the Provincial People's Committee, heavy rain that has lasted for many days has injured 2 people, and affected more than 3,000 households due to house collapse, landslides, and flooding. The communes of Yen Binh, Van Nham, Huu Lung, Tuan Son, Cai Kinh, That Khe, Trang Dinh, Quoc Viet... are areas that are deeply flooded, cutting off traffic.

The whole province had more than 1,000 hectares of crops flooded, 80 hectares of fruit trees and 4 hectares of forest broken; 9 educational institutions damaged; 153 traffic points were flooded, with a total volume of landslides of more than 20,000 m3. Many bridges, culverts, and roads were cut off; some communes had power outages and interrupted communication.

Bi thu Tinh uy Lang Son bao cao tinh hinh mua lu tren dia ban. Anh: Tri Dung
The Secretary of the Lang Son Provincial Party Committee reported on the flood situation in the area. Photo: Tri Dung

Notably, the Bac Khe 1 hydropower dam in Tan Tien commune, Trang Dinh district was partially broken, threatening the downstream area.

Speaking at the inspection, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc highly appreciated the proactive spirit of the Lang Son government and functional forces in responding to and overcoming the consequences of storm No. 11, and requested localities not to be subjective when the floodwaters have not yet receded.

"We must put people's safety first, continue to evacuate people from dangerous areas, ensure enough food, medicine, and necessities. After the water recedes, it is necessary to urgently restore infrastructure, production and daily life, the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized.

Pho Thu tuong Chinh phu cung lanh dao tinh tang qua nguoi dan bi anh huong ngap lut tren dia ban xa Huu Lung. Anh: Tri Dung
The Deputy Prime Minister and provincial leaders presented gifts to people affected by flooding in Huu Lung commune. Photo: Tri Dung

The Deputy Prime Minister said that the Government will provide temporary funding for the province to urgently overcome the consequences of floods, and at the same time consider allocating long-term resources to enhance disaster prevention capacity.

During the working program, the working group visited and presented gifts to people severely affected in Huu Lung district, shared difficulties and encouraged people to soon stabilize their lives.

Millions of arms turn to compatriots affected by storms and floods

Consecutive storms No. 8, 9.10 (Bualoi) and floods caused by the storm have killed, left missing, and injured 165 people; many houses and production and business establishments have had their roofs blown off and suffered heavy damage. People across the northern mountainous provinces and the central provinces are struggling to cope with floods and heavy losses in human lives and property due to floods and thunderstorms.

"A piece of food when hungry is worth a package when full", with the spirit of mutual love that has always been a beautiful image of the Vietnamese people, the Golden Heart Social Charity Fund calls on domestic and foreign philanthropists to join hands to share with people affected by floods to have food, clothing, shelter, students have books to go to school...

The Golden Heart Social Charity Fund would like to sincerely thank the precious feelings of agencies, businesses, and domestic and foreign philanthropists.

Please send any help to: Golden Heart Social Society Fund, No. 51 Hang Bo, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi. Phone: 024.39232756. Account number (STK): 113000000758 at Vietinbank Hoan Kiem Branch, Hanoi. STK: 0021000303088 - at Vietcombank - Hanoi Branch, STK: 12410001122556 - at BIDV - Hoan Kiem Branch. Or scan the following QR code:

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