On the afternoon of September 16, according to records of Lao Dong Newspaper reporters, the Buoi River water continued to rise, combined with prolonged heavy rain, causing many low-lying areas along the river, spillway points and residential areas in Thanh Vinh, Kim Tan, Thach Binh communes, Thanh Hoa province to be deeply flooded.
On provincial road 523 and National Highway 217B, the section from Kim Tan commune to Thanh Vinh commune, hundreds of households are affected. Some road sections are deeply flooded, traffic is temporarily cut off.
In areas with high water levels, households with high-rise buildings proactively move people and property to the upper floors. Households living in level 4 houses must be evacuated to safe places.
Meanwhile, heavy rain continues, the Buoi River water continues to rise, and the risk of flooding and traffic disruption in many areas is still complicated.
According to a quick report from Thanh Vinh Commune People's Committee, from September 13 to 16, moderate to heavy rain occurred in the area. By noon on September 16, heavy rain and rising river water had caused 301 households with 1,136 people in Yen Thanh, Thanh My, Thanh Tan and Thanh Yen villages to be flooded.
Local authorities have organized the relocation of some households in deeply flooded areas; the remaining households are proactively evacuated on the spot. Some households living in landslide-prone areas have also been relocated to safe places.
In Kim Tan commune, in the afternoon of the same day, floodwaters flooded into many residential areas. In families with high-rise buildings, people urgently moved furniture, electrical equipment and valuable assets from the lower floor to the upper floor.
Essential household items were moved to a dry place, and livestock were also moved to high, safe locations to limit damage.
For households living in level 4 houses, response is more difficult. When water floods into houses, people must quickly move people, property and livestock to safe places. Some families proactively move to relatives' houses to stay.
Mr. Bui Duc Tuan (resident of hamlet 2 Thanh Truc, Kim Tan commune) said that as soon as the floodwaters rushed in, his family urgently packed up their belongings and moved their property to the 2nd floor. After completing the relocation, his whole family went to relatives' house to stay for safety.
According to Kim Tan Commune People's Committee, the whole commune currently has about 12,800m of traffic roads flooded. Of which, provincial road 523 is flooded about 3,900m, concentrated in villages 2, 3, 4 Thanh Truc and village 2 Thanh Tho; inter-communal and inter-village roads are flooded about 8,900m.
Floodwaters also caused damage to many agricultural production areas. The whole commune has 20.8ha of rice, 39ha of newly planted sugarcane and 14.3ha of other crops flooded and broken.
Faced with the complicated developments of rain and floods, Kim Tan Commune People's Committee is continuously updating the natural disaster situation, promptly informing people to proactively respond.
Towards the people affected by floods
In recent days, prolonged heavy rain has caused heavy damage to people and property, pushing many families in many localities across the country into extremely difficult circumstances.
One piece when hungry is equal to one package when full", with the spirit of mutual affection that has been a beautiful image of the Vietnamese people for generations, the Golden Heart Charity Fund calls on philanthropists at home and abroad to join hands to share with people affected by storms and floods to have food, clothing, shelter, and students to have books to go to school...
The Golden Heart Charity Fund sincerely thanks the precious feelings of agencies, businesses, and philanthropists at home and abroad.
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