Tens of thousands of people are affected
Reporting at the inspection, Director of the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Environment Nguyen Xuan Dai said that due to the impact of storm No. 11 and floods on rivers, from October 7 to now, the whole city has recorded 11,790 households (43,202 people) affected, of which Trung Gia commune alone has 4,042 households (16,417 people) and Da Phuc commune has 1,713 households (7,310 people). 3,751 households (19,714 people) had to be evacuated to safety.
Due to the impact of floods on the Cau River, many incidents have occurred in the two communes. In Da Phuc commune, some embankments were eroded, tilted to pour about 150m of irrigation canals; 11.97km of dykes and dykes outside the main dyke were overflowed and flooded; 7.5km of Cau right dyke (level III dyke) was overflowed; there was a downward trend at K22+700 and the phenomenon of subsidence and subsidence of the dyke roof in the K25+740 - K25+830.
In Trung Gia commune, floods have partially eroded the Hanoi - Thai Nguyen railway line, about 20m long; overflowing through 7km of Do Tan and 1km of Vong Am dykes; at the same time, causing clogged sewers at some pumping stations such as Tien Tao, Cam Ha, Tan Hung, Tang Long...
Currently, the water level of Cau and Ca Lo rivers is receding. However, due to the dike being submerged in water for many days, the risk of incidents is still high. The Department of Agriculture and Environment has directed the Irrigation Sub-Department and functional units to continue to be on duty 24/7 regularly to inspect, detect and promptly handle phenomena of sewers, cracks, and dike slopes, ensuring the safety of the dike system.
In the face of the emergency, the City People's Committee has added 10 billion VND to each Trung Gia and Da Phuc communes to carry out the work of preventing, combating and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters. The Department of Agriculture and Environment and Hanoi Irrigation Development Investment Company Limited have developed a drainage plan for the downstream areas of the two communes.
Reporting at the inspection, representatives of the Capital Command said that the Capital Command and the Ministry of National Defense had mobilized more than 2,100 officers and soldiers along with many specialized vehicles such as water swimmers, large boats, etc. to participate in the rescue.
As of 11am on October 11, in Trung Gia commune, there were still 2 villages flooded more than 1 meter deep. The Command has used special vehicles and boats to bring necessities and food to support people; at the same time, increased 250 soldiers to help villages clean up the environment and disinfect after floods.
Commending the spirit of responding to and overcoming the consequences of floods
Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen assessed that this is the first flood to be implemented according to the new model of the Law on Civil Defense, in which the Capital Command is the standing agency. The coordination between the forces has been implemented closely and effectively, demonstrating the spirit of proactive response to historic flood situations.
Concluding the inspection, Chairman of the City People's Committee Tran Sy Thanh shared the difficulties and hardships with the people and local authorities during the days affected by natural disasters. He emphasized that this is a "test" for the new model of two-level local government and the Law on Civil Defense, but it is also an opportunity for the city to assess the command and coordination capacity of all levels and sectors in responding to natural disasters.
The Chairman of the City People's Committee praised the military, police, militia and people for proactively and seriously implementing flood prevention and control plans, rescue, contributing to minimizing damage. The Chairman of the City People's Committee requested authorities at all levels to urgently coordinate with armed forces, police, and militia to organize environmental cleaning, overcome the consequences of floods, and support people to quickly stabilize their lives and restore normal activities.
In particular, the Chairman of the City People's Committee emphasized the need to prioritize attention to policy families, poor households, the elderly, children and vulnerable groups, ensuring that all people have a safe place to live, enough food, clean water and essential living conditions.
Immediately after the inspection, Chairman of the City People's Committee Tran Sy Thanh and the working delegation visited and presented gifts to people evacuated at Tan Hung Primary School (Da Phuc commune); at the same time, inspected the scene of railway landslides in Trung Gia commune and anti-flood areas on the right dike of Cau.
