Faced with the rising water level of the Hoang Long River, as soon as the Provincial Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control issued an evacuation order on the afternoon and evening of September 12, nearly 7,500 households in flood-prone and slow-flood areas in Gia Vien and Nho Quan districts (Ninh Binh) were evacuated to safety.
In Gia Vien district, speaking with Lao Dong reporter, Mr. Pham Van Tam - Chairman of the district People's Committee - said that by 6:00 p.m. on September 12, all 911 households in 4 communes in flood-prone and slow-flood areas including Gia Lac, Gia Minh, Gia Phong, Gia Sinh with 20,539 people had been evacuated to a safe place.
In Nho Quan district, the evacuation of people to safe places has also been completed. According to the representative of Nho Quan district leaders, the whole district has 1,501 households in 9 communes, including: Thuong Hoa, Son Thanh, Thanh Lac, Van Phuong, Son Ha, Van Phu, Phu Loc, Quynh Luu have been evacuated to safe places.
According to the 11pm news bulletin of Ninh Binh Hydrometeorological Station, at 11pm on September 12, the water level on Hoang Long River at Ben De was 4.91m (above alarm level 3: 0.91m).
It is forecasted that in the next 12-24 hours, the water level on Hoang Long River at Ben De and Gian Khau will change slowly; at Ben De, it is likely to fluctuate at 4.90-5.10m.
According to the scenario, the flood prevention plan on Hoang Long River has been approved. If it continues to rain and the flood water rises again above 5.3m at Ben De, based on actual analysis and scientific basis, flood diversion will be carried out through Lac Khoi spillway. However, according to the forecast of the Hydrometeorological Agency, the flood peak on Hoang Long River at Ben De in the next 12-24 hours will fluctuate at 4.90-5.10m.
According to information from the Ninh Binh Hydrometeorological Agency, the water level on the Hoang Long River is showing signs of slowing down, but is still above alert level 3, and the weather situation remains complicated.
Following the direction of the Ninh Binh Provincial Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control, agencies, units and forces on duty must not be subjective, need to continue to closely monitor weather developments, and implement plans to be ready to handle situations that arise. Mobilize forces to continuously patrol and guard the dikes to promptly detect and handle risks of unsafe dike routes; support and take good care of people's lives.
To grasp information about the flood situation and the direction and management of flood prevention and control work in Ninh Binh province, cadres, party members and people, especially people in flood-divided and flood-slow areas, need to closely monitor flood forecasts from hydrometeorological agencies, directives from Party committees, authorities and the Steering Committees for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control at all levels, strictly comply with the direction of competent agencies, avoid panic or subjectivity, negligence and loss of vigilance.
Previously, as Lao Dong e-newspaper reported, at 1:00 p.m. on September 12, Mr. Pham Quang Ngoc - Chairman of Ninh Binh Provincial People's Committee, Head of Ninh Binh Provincial PCTT&TKCN Command - signed and issued Order No. 56/L-BCH on the Order to evacuate flood-divided and flood-slowing areas in Gia Vien and Nho Quan districts to safe places to prepare for the spillway plan on Hoang Long River.
