Quy Nhon struggles to overcome the consequences
After 2 days of struggling to overcome the consequences of storm No. 13, Quy Nhon center (Gia Lai) has not been able to "revive" the existing pace of life. Many areas still have power outages; restaurants, shops, works and houses are still in disarray and dilapidated; trees are uprooted and broken all over the streets - all of which seem to expose the terrible destructive power of the storm, even though the authorities have made every effort to overcome it.
Along the Xuan Dieu sea road, a series of excavators and trucks were mobilized to clear the sand swept away by the storm from the beach. Recorded on the afternoon of November 8, the sand layer is more than 20cm thick, stretching for nearly a distance of a distance, and is being urgently handled by Binh Dinh Environmental Joint Stock Company and Quy Nhon Urban Green Tree and Lighting Joint Stock Company.
At Quy Nhon Children's Park, dozens of police officers and soldiers were mobilized to trim and clear trees that were knocked down by the storm. On the streets, nearly a dozen environmental staff groups were busy cleaning up and collecting fallen trees and garbage. Everyone was urgent and did not rest, with the desire to bring Quy Nhon coastal city back to life as soon as possible.
Ms. Phan Vu Kieu Nhi (born in 1994, residing in Quy Nhon ward) shared: "The scenery of the coastal city is still very messy and desolate. Seeing hundreds of uprooted trees makes me feel heartbroken. On the road, in the house, in the park, everywhere you can see people busy cleaning. I hope Quy Nhon will soon revive, but seeing this scene is heartbreaking".
On November 8, the shock forces and police of communes and wards helped people repair hundreds of houses, schools, works, and medical facilities; overcome 40 landslides; mobilized hundreds of officers and soldiers to cut down trees, clear roads, and regulate traffic at more than 500 dangerous locations.
As for humans, it's everything!
In Quang Van village (Tuy Phuoc commune), people are still rushing to dry the rice, pick up some remaining items in the rubble, trying to recover after the storm.
The house of Mr. Do Trong Anh (62 years old, residing in Quang Van village) collapsed, losing the entire roof. High tides swept away many items; 4 tons of stored rice were damaged; more than 30 chickens and many other assets were swept away, causing damage of about 250 million VND.
"The storm was so strong that it blew off my roof in a flash. No matter the size, it cannot be resisted. If you lose something, do it again, and if you lose something, you have everything. If only took it from heaven, it would be back to heaven," Mr. Anh choked up.
Ms. Pham Thi Lan (58 years old, living in the same village) was still shocked when sitting in front of the house with only broken brick floor. The storm swept away not only the roofs, but also the fruit of many years of hard work and thrift of mothers and children.
"When the storm came, my mother and I were still at home. When the storm broke down the wall, the mother and child started running away, but my legs were shaking and I couldn't walk, so my son had to carry him to escape. After so many years of saving up to have a house, now there is only a pile of rubble, I don't know what the future life of my mother and children will be like," Ms. Lan said in tears.
Thousands of power poles and transformer stations have problems
As of 7pm on November 8, many areas in central Quy Nhon still had no power. People have to go to free charging stations, shopping malls, hospitals or houses with generators to charge their phones, spare batteries, flashlights, etc.
"It's the third night without power, making daily activities very inconvenient. However, due to the storm incident, people are sympathetic, just hoping that the power infrastructure will be restored soon so that life can return to normal," said Ms. Mai Thi Phuong (residing in Quy Nhon Nam ward).
According to Gia Lai Electricity, by the morning of November 8, 4,773 electric poles and transformer stations had problems, causing more than 370,000 customers to lose power. To overcome this, Gia Lai Power Company has mobilized more than 1,500 officers, employees and more than 60 specialized motor vehicles to urgently handle the situation.
To support the restoration of the power grid after the storm, Da Nang Power Company has mobilized more than 90 officers, engineers and workers, divided into 4 teams to Gia Lai to work continuously, helping to soon restore power to hundreds of thousands of households.
