Two months after storm No. 3 passed, on November 16, Lao Dong Newspaper reporters were present at the resettlement area for 12 households in Khuon Gio village, Tan Huong commune, Yen Binh district, Yen Bai province.
Currently, the atmosphere here is extremely bustling as people are united and actively working together to rebuild their houses, with the hope of soon stabilizing their lives after the heavy losses caused by storms and floods.
In a temporary shack built next to a resettlement house under construction, Ms. Duong Thi Luong (38 years old, Khuon Gio village, Tan Huong commune) shared that in 2021, her family worked hard to save every penny, borrowing from relatives and friends to build a place to live. However, just three years later, the family had to watch their hard-earned assets go down the drain in storms and floods.
"Fortunately, the local authorities arranged land for us to live in. On November 7, after the resettlement area was handed over, my family and other households immediately started building a new house. Living in the new place is very secure, no worries about landslides, no worries about flooding, especially only 300m from the old place, near National Highway 70, very convenient for people to travel," said Ms. Luong.
According to Ms. Luong, each plot of land divided among the people is 8 m wide, 15 m long, with a total area of 120 m2.
"After granting land, the State also supported each household with 60 million VND to buy materials and build houses. We will soon complete our houses in time for the New Year," Ms. Luong confided.
In the same village of Khuon Gio, Ms. La Thi Van (60 years old) said that storm No. 3 had taken away all of her family's land and livestock.
"The family now has only two mothers and children left, living precariously, relying only on the daughter's meager salary of 5 million VND/month. Without any savings, if it weren't for the local support, I really wouldn't dare think about the future of the two of us," Ms. Van said emotionally.
Speaking with Lao Dong, Chairman of Tan Huong Commune, Ta Minh Nhat, said that after storm No. 3, over 270 households in the commune suffered damage and had their houses affected, of which 28 households were subject to emergency evacuation.
"In Khuon Gio village, 16 households lost their homes, of which 12 households could not find land to live on their own. The State has arranged for them to live in a concentrated resettlement area. For the remaining households, the locality has arranged land in between so that people's lives can soon stabilize," said the Chairman of Tan Huong commune.
According to Mr. Ta Minh Nhat, houses in the concentrated resettlement area will be built according to the people's designs and are expected to be completed before Lunar New Year 2025.
Vice Chairman of Yen Binh District People's Committee La Tuan Hung also shared that the district has identified the arrangement and stabilization of residents in key disaster areas as a key, urgent task.
"In addition to promptly arranging residential land for households whose houses were completely collapsed and swept away, the district has combined capital sources to provide additional support for households to promptly repair and rebuild new houses," informed the Vice Chairman of Yen Binh District People's Committee.
According to statistics from the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Yen Bai province, although there were no human casualties, after storm No. 3, Yen Binh district had 235 houses collapsed, severely damaged, and had their roofs blown off; over 70% of the houses were completely collapsed and severely damaged.
The affected communes are mainly concentrated in Tan Huong, Phuc Ninh, Phuc An, Bao Ai and Thac Ba town.
