According to the latest statistics, heavy and continuous rains from the night of August 23 to the morning of August 25 have affected and damaged at least 462 houses of Cao Bang people.
Among them, 1 house completely collapsed due to a landslide; 407 houses were flooded with water less than 1 meter (178 houses in Cao Bang city, 97 houses in Hoa An district, 91 houses in Ha Quang district, 41 houses in Trung Khanh district); 53 other houses were affected by landslides...
Regarding agriculture, 1,319.79 hectares of rice and crops were damaged; 3.78 hectares of fish ponds were flooded and swept away; 2 neighborhood cultural houses were damaged; 49 m of canal was damaged in Ha Quang.
In addition, 69 rural roads suffered landslides, causing traffic jams (27 routes in Hoa An, 7 routes in Cao Bang City, 16 routes in Ha Quang, 14 routes in Thach An, 4 routes in Quang Hoa, 4 routes in Chongqing). 1 route). Floodwaters also isolated the entire Xuan Hoa town area (Ha Quang district) for about 5 hours.
According to the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Cao Bang province, for flooded households, the authorities evacuated people and valuable belongings to reduce damage. 27 households in areas at risk of landslides have been asked to relocate to a safe place.
Information from the Irrigation Department of Cao Bang province, some rivers and streams in the province have floods, causing flooding in the areas along the Bang River in Hoa An district and Cao Bang city by nearly 1m, in some locations even submerged deeper.
