The flash flood that occurred on the night of September 29 in Viet Hong commune devastated Ban Ben and Ban Van villages, with 45 houses flooded, 68 households had landslides, 3 houses had their roofs blown off; more than 91 hectares of rice and 40 hectares of fish ponds were buried, and over 4,000 livestock and poultry were swept away.
The traffic system was affected when provincial road 172 and many inter-commune roads were eroded and partially cut off, making it difficult for people to support and move.
According to the reporter's records on the afternoon of October 1, along provincial road 172, the section passing through Viet Hong commune is still devastated by the flood. Trees on both sides of the road are pouring down, the gentle stream is often still bright red with soil.
In places where the stream swayed through, there was a pile of rubble, houses were devastated, many houses had landslides of more than half, houses had their roofs blown off, walls collapsed...
Around the roads, there are piles of trees and mud still piled up from the flood.
Here, people and authorities have made efforts to clean up, repair, and recover the remaining assets after the fierce flood...
Recalling the horrifying moment, Ms. Hoang Ly (in Ban Ben village, Viet Hong commune) said that at around 4:00 p.m. on September 29, water from Khe Gao stream in front of her house started to rise. Less than an hour later, the water overflowed to the second floor, where she and her two children were taking shelter.
Ms. Ly only had time to call her sister-in-law in Yen Bai ward to ask her to post a message for help. After the call, the phone also lost signal.
From the balcony of the second floor, she saw her parents' wooden house and her grocery store several hundred meters away washed away.
Around the house, the floodwaters are flowing strongly, many people are sitting on the roofs waiting for rescue, the sound of prayers for rescue is everywhere. Fortunately, her parents were able to evacuate to a safe place before the flood.
At 8:00 p.m. the same day, when the water receded, Ms. Ly was rescued by the commune police from the second floor window and taken to a safe place.
Seeing the flash flood, Ms. Hoang Thi Hanh (born in 1968, in Ban Van village, Viet Hong commune) exclaimed: "I have never seen such a scene in my whole life".
Ms. Hanh said that her house was on the hillside, so when they saw heavy rain, she and her son, daughter-in-law and three young grandchildren moved to the second floor.
"At first, the floodwaters came, I thought it was small, but at around 5:30 p.m., the floodwaters rose very quickly and at around 6 p.m., the water reached the second floor of my family. My family has 8 people and about 12 other people who have to climb onto the roof to take shelter," Ms. Hanh recalled.
The power was out, the whole family only had Ms. Hanh's phone with a battery. She called her daughter who was about 10 km away for help. At around 9pm, the family followed the wall to the hillside, looking for another house in a higher place to temporarily take shelter.
By 11pm, the water gradually receded, and everyone was provided with bread and drinking water by the rescue team. At this time, the villagers breathed a sigh of relief because they had survived.
Speaking to Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Hoang Manh Ha - Secretary of the Party Committee of Viet Hong Commune said that floods in the area have killed 1 person, damaged 283 households; 119 households were affected by landslides, 18 households had to be urgently evacuated; over 100 hectares of rice and crops were flooded.
Natural disasters also caused serious damage to many infrastructure works and traffic works. The total damage is estimated at about 30 billion VND.
Currently, forces are deploying rescue work and supporting households in areas affected by natural disasters.
Millions of arms turn to compatriots affected by storms and floods
Consecutive storms No. 8, 9, 10 and floods caused by the storm have killed 19 people and many people are missing. Many houses and production and business establishments had their roofs blown off and suffered heavy damage. People across the northern and central mountainous provinces are struggling to cope with floods and heavy losses in human lives and property due to floods and thunderstorms.
"A piece of food when hungry is worth a package when full", with the spirit of mutual love that has always been a beautiful image of the Vietnamese people, the Golden Heart Social Charity Fund calls on domestic and foreign philanthropists to join hands to share with people affected by floods to have food, clothing, shelter, students have books to go to school...
The Golden Heart Social Charity Fund would like to sincerely thank the precious feelings of agencies, businesses, and domestic and foreign philanthropists.
All help please send to: The socialist fund of the golden heart, No. 51 Hang Bo, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi. Phone: 024.39232756. Account number (STK): 113000000758 at VietinBank Hoan Kiem Branch, Hanoi. STK: 0021000303088 - At Vietcombank - Hanoi Branch, STK: 12410001122556 - At BIDV - Hoan Kiem Branch. Or scan the following QR code:
