According to a quick report from the Sub-Department of Water Resources (Department of Agriculture and Environment of Cao Bang province), at about 5 pm on May 16, heavy rain of high intensity occurred in Ly Quoc and Dam Thuy communes.
Rainfall measured at Minh Long station (Ly Quoc commune) reached 314mm, Dam Thuy station 213mm and Quang Long station 118mm.
Prolonged heavy rain caused widespread flooding in Ly Quoc commune. Many residential areas, schools, agricultural production areas and key traffic routes were heavily affected.
According to preliminary statistics as of the morning of May 17, 183 households and 1 school in 9/18 hamlets of Ly Quoc commune were deeply flooded from 0.5 - 1.5m. Affected areas include Dong Tam, Ban Thuoc, Ban Bang, Bang Ca, Na Quan, Na Vi, Lung Da, Truong Yen and Ban Thang.
In addition, Minh Long Kindergarten - Elementary School was also flooded in.
Floods caused many agricultural production areas to be flooded and buried, including about 130ha of rice, 50ha of corn, 30ha of tobacco, nearly 25ha of soybeans and more than 6ha of peanuts. Regarding animal husbandry, 1 buffalo and many poultry were recorded dead due to flooding.
Notably, in the Nguom Bang cave area on National Highway 4A, a passenger car was swept away by floodwaters, heavily damaged. Several points on National Highway 4A and Provincial Road 206 experienced serious landslides, causing localized traffic disruption.
The road through Nguom Bang cave was heavily damaged after the rain and flood. Some rural traffic routes such as Ban Thang hamlet and Na Mu bridge were flooded more than 3m deep.
Fortunately, the incident did not cause any casualties.
Immediately after receiving warnings from the meteorological and hydrological agency, Ly Quoc Commune People's Committee deployed disaster response plans; mobilized forces to support people to relocate property and livestock to safe places; organized 24/24h combat duty in key areas; and coordinated to handle landslide points and rescue vehicles in distress.
By the morning of May 17, the water in many flooded areas had basically receded, but the locality continued to review damage and deploy work to overcome the consequences, supporting people to stabilize their lives.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, on the night of May 16 and the morning of May 17, the Northeast region will continue to experience moderate to heavy rain, with locally very heavy rain. The meteorological agency warns of the risk of flash floods, landslides in mountainous areas and flooding in low-lying areas.
