On the morning of September 9, it was recorded that some sections of National Highway 31 and some roads in communes in Luc Ngan district (Bac Giang) were still impassable due to flooding.
Many houses, factories, cultural houses, schools had their roofs blown off and were flooded...
As of 8:30 a.m. on September 9, Luc Ngan district could not fully turn on the power because some electric poles had fallen and the flood water was too high to ensure safety. The Electricity Department continued to monitor, repair, and provide power to the people as soon as possible.
According to Mr. Cao Van Hoan - Standing Deputy Secretary of Luc Ngan District Party Committee, forces such as the Police and Army have supported isolated families in low-lying areas to move to safe places early.
However, many fruit growing areas in Luc Ngan were affected, such as apples, oranges, grapefruits, especially lychees, which were deeply submerged in water. The Department of Agriculture of Luc Ngan district will guide people to focus on taking care of crops and livestock after the flood.
Not only Luc Ngan, many places in Son Dong district, Bac Giang province were also isolated due to rising flood waters. A quick report from Son Dong district said that by the evening of September 8, the district had over 400 households flooded, over 400 households had their roofs blown off, over 22,000 hectares of crops were broken...
Many households had to move to other places to ensure safety. In Son Dong district, 2/3 of the communes and towns had their communications interrupted due to prolonged power outages and unstable telecommunications systems.
Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thanh Nam - Head of Son Dong District Police - said that National Highway 31 from Luc Ngan District to Son Dong District has been cleared by authorities even though it is still raining.
The central area of Son Dong district has had electricity since the evening of September 8. However, the power system and communication waves have not been fully restored. Currently, the Electricity and Telecommunications Department is actively repairing the problems.
According to a quick report from the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control - Search and Rescue of Bac Giang province, as of 4 p.m. on September 8, the whole province had 1 death; estimated property damage was about 340 billion VND caused by storm No. 3. The whole province had 6 collapsed houses, 1,953 houses had their roofs blown off; 1,493 households were urgently evacuated.
Regarding agricultural production, about 14,900 hectares of rice were damaged, broken, or collapsed while drying. 31 m of canals and ditches were eroded; corrugated iron roofs were blown off and fences collapsed at 106 schools, medical stations, cultural houses, communal houses, and pagodas; some antenna poles, spillways, and dams had incidents (broken, collapsed, or collapsed).
Immediately after the storm, districts, towns and cities of Bac Giang assessed the damage; urgently implemented measures to overcome the consequences; organized summaries and drew lessons to serve the work of natural disaster prevention and control, promptly responding to thunderstorms, flash floods, landslides and other dangerous natural disaster situations.
