On July 14, the Command Committee for Civil Defense - Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue of Can Tho City said that at 6:50 a.m. on July 13, thunderstorms with strong gusts of wind directly affected households. Initial statistics show that by 2:00 p.m. the same day, 4 houses were damaged, of which 2 houses had their roofs completely blown off and 2 houses had their roofs partially blown off.
The affected households include: Mr. Pham Thanh Hai (Trung Hoa 3 hamlet) whose entire corrugated iron roof was blown off, estimated at 20 million VND; Mr. Nguyen Van Ngoc (Trung Hoa 3 hamlet) whose entire roof was blown off, estimated at 5 million VND; Mr. Vo Van Tan (Thoi Thanh A hamlet) with the most severe damage, the entire porch roof was blown off, estimated at 57 million VND; Mr. Tran Be Hai (Trung Hoa 3 hamlet) whose entire back house was blown off, estimated at 30 million VND.
Immediately after the natural disaster occurred, the Command Committee for Civil Defense - Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue of Truong Xuan commune quickly applied the motto "four on-site", directly going to the scene to direct the response and overcoming of the consequences. 24 military and militia officers of the commune have been urgently mobilized to support people in dismantling damaged areas and re-roofing their houses, helping people stabilize their lives soon.
Leaders of Truong Xuan Commune People's Committee also visited and encouraged the affected families. In the immediate future, the commune government has supported 14 million VND for 4 affected households, this amount is advanced from the city's Natural Disaster Prevention and Control Fund.
A representative of the Standing Office of the Civil Defense - Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue Command of Can Tho City informed that after receiving information about natural disasters in Truong Xuan commune, the unit sent staff to the area, coordinated with local authorities to grasp the situation, make detailed statistics on damage and develop a plan to support people to overcome the consequences in the most effective way.
Currently, local authorities are continuing to review, count and update the damage situation, while closely monitoring weather developments to promptly have response plans to ensure people's safety.
