The document clearly stated that currently, floods on the Cau River downstream are continuing to rise; the water level at 5:00 p.m. on October 8 on the Cau River in Cha: 11.47m, at some locations, the flood level is almost at the surface of the Ha Chau dike.
To ensure the safety of the dike against floods, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment requests the People's Committee of Thai Nguyen province to urgently direct local authorities, relevant agencies and units:
Immediately mobilize all forces, materials, vehicles, and emergency equipment to prevent the Ha Chau dike from overflowing at locations at risk of overflow, not allowing floodwater to overflow the dike to the plains.
Reviewing equipment for flood and storm prevention and control, and dyke protection to promptly mobilize to handle dyke incidents when situations occur.
Standing to inspect, urge and patrol, guard the dyke, promptly detect and handle incidents and situations that may occur right from the first hour.
Timely report incidents and situations to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (through the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control).
To ensure timely response to floods on the Cau River, Thai Nguyen province has mobilized nearly 1,000 officers, soldiers and local shock forces as well as necessary equipment and materials to reinforce the dike, beautify Thai Nguyen city with sandbags and anti-flood soil with a total length of 500m to enhance flood control capacity; arrange and mobilize forces to be on duty, patrol guards, monitor water levels and developments of the area for building reinforced dykes.
As of the afternoon of October 8, floods have caused a lot of damage in Thai Nguyen province:
- Human losses: 4 dead, 2 missing, 2 injured
- Housing damage: About 200,000 households had their houses flooded.
- Damage to agriculture and aquaculture: Flooded 7,113.35 hectares, of which 4,729.8 hectares were rice; 1,567.39 hectares were crops, 357.76 hectares were aquaculture; 435.3 hectares were tea.
- Livestock damage: More than 136,000 poultry died or drifted. The number of dead pigs swept away and other livestock has not been counted.
- Traffic damage: Landslides and flooding on many roads and spillways (over 300 points).
