Heavy damage
On August 31, the Thanh Hoa Provincial Command Office for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said that storm No. 5 had caused serious damage to people, houses, infrastructure and production.
As of the afternoon of August 30, the whole province has 63/104 pumping stations with 256 machines operating drainage. Localities have evacuated 14,259 households/49,253 people from the danger zone. Currently, the water has receded, 12,847 households/44,985 people have returned, while 1,412 households/4,268 people are still in the evacuation area.
The storm and flood killed 2 people, injured 2 people; 922 houses were damaged, had their roofs blown off; more than 12,000 houses were flooded. 40 schools, 3 health stations, 6 cultural houses were affected. Regarding production, 24,358 hectares of rice, 4,789 hectares of crops and thousands of hectares of other crops were flooded and broken; tens of thousands of livestock and poultry were swept away.
Irrigation infrastructure and traffic were severely damaged with 14 dike incidents, more than 20km of canals, 15 temporary dams were eroded, many national highways, provincial roads, and rural roads were cut off. In Kim Tan commune alone, 232 households/921 people are isolated and have to be supplied by water.
Storm No. 5 also damaged more than 5,700 hectares of aquaculture, 366 electric poles were broken, many industrial works, factories and vehicles were damaged. Localities are urgently overcoming the "4 on-site" motto to soon stabilize people's lives and production.
Urgently deploy urgent measures
As one of the areas that suffered heavy damage due to storm No. 5, Yen Nhan and Bat Mot communes are making hourly efforts to overcome the consequences, supporting villages affected by flash floods and landslides.
According to the People's Committee of Yen Nhan commune, storm No. 5 and the floods after the storm caused great damage to infrastructure and people's property. The whole commune had 180 affected houses, of which 24 houses completely collapsed, 41 houses were severely damaged; there are still 2 isolated villages.
In Bat Mot commune, floods also damaged many constructions, houses, traffic and caused flooding. Due to complex terrain and interrupted communication, the detailed statistics of damage cannot be completed.
On August 30, directly inspecting and directing the repair of damage in Yen Nhan and Bat Mot communes, Vice Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee Mai Xuan Liem requested the Department of Construction and related units to mobilize maximum machinery, materials, and human resources to handle landslides and congestion on National Highway 47, ensuring traffic opening as soon as possible. At the same time, focus on overcoming landslides on rural traffic routes, avoiding isolating villages.
Functional agencies and local authorities must promptly support people to overcome the consequences: repair and clean houses, schools, health stations, restore internal traffic; arrange temporary accommodation, provide food, drinking water, and necessities for households that have lost their homes, ensuring that people are not hungry, thirsty, cold, or homeless.
The Department of Science and Technology is assigned to review all satellite communication equipment to reasonably reallocate to localities. Mr. Mai Xuan Liem emphasized: "For communes in the midlands and coastal areas that do not need satellite phones too much, they should be recalled and immediately supplied to communes in remote areas. When natural disasters occur, there is a loss of signal, there must be clear information to report promptly".
