Hai Duong has the Thai Binh and Luoc river systems, including 19 dykes with a length of 373km, 86 embankments, and 276 culverts under the dykes. In addition, Hai Duong province has 8 dyke lines with a length of 29km, protecting 1,105ha of riverbank land.
The whole province has 1,245 pumping stations, 68 reservoirs for production, 10,465km of canals of all kinds, 840km of regional banks, and 291km of Bac Hung Hai canal banks.
As of 7:00 a.m. on September 13, the water levels on the Kinh Thay, Kinh Mon, Thai Binh, Rang, and Gua rivers have receded but slowly. The water levels measured at hydrological stations on these rivers are still above alert level 3.
The whole province has handled and repaired 113 dike incidents and is handling one incident. Notably, in Chi Linh City, 3 incidents of dike overflow in the left Thuong district have been handled; 2 landslides in the left Thai Binh dike base, 1 leakage in the left Thai Binh dike; 2 leaks in the left Kinh Thay dike. At the same time, the incident of landslide in the left Thai Binh dike base is being handled.
Tu Ky district handled a series of incidents of dike slope collapse, leaks, seepage, and dike overflow in the area. Kinh Mon town handled 19 incidents of culverts, spillways, and dike leaks... Kim Thanh, Thanh Mien, Nam Sach, Ninh Giang districts, and Hai Duong city also promptly handled dozens of incidents of dike slope collapse, leaks, and water overflow at key points in the dike system in the area.
The provincial authorities have also handled 218 irrigation incidents and are currently dealing with 8 incidents. Localities have organized the evacuation of 8,174 households with more than 21,100 people in vulnerable and flooded areas in Chi Linh City, Kinh Mon Town and the districts of Tu Ky, Kim Thanh, Thanh Mien, Cam Giang, Nam Sach, Binh Giang, Ninh Giang, Thanh Ha, and Gia Loc.
According to the Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control of Hai Duong province, the water in the rivers has flooded the banks, and there are no production activities on the river banks. The Steering Committee recommends that localities continue to closely monitor newly handled incidents, continue to handle unfinished incidents, and prepare adequate materials and human resources to handle immediately if the incident continues to worsen.
