National Highway 1A has been opened to traffic but many other routes through Hue are still cut off due to floods

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HUE - The prolonged rain and floods over the past few days have caused Hue City and surrounding areas to be deeply flooded, traffic in many places was cut off, and great damage to people and property.

According to statistics, by the morning of October 30, the entire area of Hue City had 2 deaths, 6 missing people and 1 injured person due to floods.

Currently, the whole city still has 32 communes and wards flooded 1-2m deep, some places over 2m. Nearly 44,500 houses were flooded from 0.5 - 2m, concentrated in the areas of Quang Dien, Hoa Chau, Phu Loc.

Luc luong cong an dung xuong ho tro nhu yeu pham cho ba con vung bi mua lu chia cat. Anh: T. Hong.
The police force used boats to support necessities for people in flood-affected areas. Photo: T. Hong.

Regarding traffic, many key routes are still cut off. Specifically: National Highway 1A has been opened to traffic, but the section passing through Phu Xuan and Thuan Hoa wards is still flooded 30 - 80cm, having to be diverted through the Hue bypass road.

The La Son - Tuy Loan Expressway collapsed on the positive slope at Km12+300, the water overflowed the road surface at Km14+00, and now had to temporarily divert traffic through National Highway 1.

The Ho Chi Minh Highway West branch opens to traffic until Km372 (A Roang), the section Km372 - Km413 is still congested; National Highway 49A, Hue - A section, has many landslides, only one lane is open to traffic.

Nguoi dan di chuyen qua cac tuyen duong ngap nuoc bang phuong tien co gioi. Anh: Phuc Dat.
People move through flooded roads by motor vehicles. Photo: Phuc Dat.

Most provincial and urban roads are still flooded, authorities have fenced off and banned vehicles from passing to ensure safety.

Hue City Power Company has cut off power to 201,100 households in flooded areas, temporarily cutting off 1,479 transformer stations. By the morning of October 30, the power had been restored to about 51.6% of households.

Muc nuoc song Huong co ha nhung van o muc cao. Anh: Nguyen Luan.
The water level of the Huong River has decreased but is still high. Photo: Nguyen Luan.

In addition, landslides on the Thuan An coast occurred seriously, the Hoa Duan section was eroded 1km, the sea was 50 - 70m deep inland, threatening infrastructure works and residential areas. The coastal route of Vinh Loc commune was also 2km eroded, affecting Provincial Road 21.

The police, military and local forces are mobilizing maximum manpower and means to search for missing people, overcome landslides and ensure traffic safety on the entire route.

Millions of arms turn to compatriots affected by storms and floods

Consecutive storms and floods have caused many deaths, missing and injuries; many houses and production and business establishments have had their roofs blown off and suffered heavy damage. People across the northern mountainous provinces and the central 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.

Please send any help to: Golden Heart Social Society Fund, 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:

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