On the afternoon of December 16, speaking with Lao Dong, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Xuan - Permanent Vice Chairman of Tuy Phuoc District People's Committee (Binh Dinh) said that heavy rains in recent days have caused flooding at some schools in the district, so the locality has agreed to let students stay home from school.
"The flood water is not too big, but to ensure the safety of the students and avoid unfortunate incidents like the drowning of two students yesterday, we have to let them stay home from school until the water recedes. According to statistics, about 4,000 students from kindergarten to high school have to stay home from school due to the flood," said Mr. Xuan.
As reported, prolonged heavy rains have caused the Kon River to rise, causing widespread flooding in the downstream areas of the localities. In particular, residential areas in Phuoc Thang, Phuoc Hoa, Phuoc Son and Phuoc Thuan communes (Tuy Phuoc district) were all flooded.
Earlier, on the afternoon of December 15, a group of students invited each other to the inner-field road in Huu Thanh village (Phuoc Hoa commune, Tuy Phuoc district) to play.
When reaching a flooded road, Do Kh (born 2013) and Doan Ngoc L (born 2013), both students in class 6A3 at Phuoc Hoa Secondary School, waded across and suddenly their legs fell into deep water and they drowned.
Upon discovering the incident, a student in the group called out to the surrounding people for help in rescuing them. Many people actively searched, brought Kh and L to shore for first aid, then took them to the hospital for emergency treatment, however, the two students died.
Prolonged rain from December 10 to 15 also caused nearly 6,000 hectares of newly sown rice to be flooded and landslides in some areas of the province.
Of which, Hoai Nhon town was flooded with more than 387 hectares; Phu My district was flooded with 737 hectares; Phu Cat district was flooded with 985 hectares; An Nhon town was flooded with 931 hectares; Tuy Phuoc district was flooded with more than 2,290 hectares; Quy Nhon city was flooded with 136 hectares and Tay Son district was flooded with more than 288 hectares...
