From the afternoon of December 4, floodwater from upstream has poured in due to increased water flow through the overflow of Song Quao Lake.
By the evening of the same day, water reached Ham Thang ward (Lam Dong province), causing many houses to be deeply flooded. National Highway 1 through the area is also flooded, making it impossible for motorbikes to travel.
The area on both sides of the Cai River basin and Phu Hai River was flooded.
Many rescue teams have transported water motorbikes to Ham Thang ward to support the evacuation of people to safety.
The Binh Thuan Search and Rescue Team led by Mr. Nguyen Van Ha brought 2 water motorbikes to Kim Binh and Kim Ngoc neighborhoods to support. However, the floodwaters had strong currents, making it difficult for water motorbikes to move, causing them to deviate from the running track.
Many elderly people and children were taken to National Highway 1. However, National Highway 1 was also flooded more than half a meter.
Mr. Nguyen Van Ha said that with the characteristics of the strong water, the rescue was very difficult, so the two water motorbikes had to go together and could not be separated because if one motorbike had an accident and overturned, the other one would support.
In the old Phu Long town area (Ham Thang ward), many people living along the Cai River climbed to the roofs to stand in supplication. Mr. Truong Minh Khoa's rescue team quickly squeezed into each alley to rescue people.
The water flows rapidly and it is dark, with limited visibility, so water motorbikes need to pay attention when moving because it is easy to get caught in electric wires and overturned.
"The water is very strong. Some places are flooded like Phu My quarter. The phone rings for help continuously, however, the brothers have decided to prioritize supporting the heavily flooded areas first, in order to promptly rescue people and then go to rescue other areas" - Mr. Khoa shared.
Many people have posted Facebook asking for help.
Ms. Bich Loan (in Phu My neighborhood) said that the water had flooded into the yard since late afternoon, and by 10pm it was nearly 1m deep in the living room.
Learning from the flooding in early November, from the afternoon of December 4, when she heard the news of flood discharge, she proactively moved her belongings such as refrigerators and electronic devices to higher ground. The floodwaters came quickly, so her family left their belongings and ran through the neighbor's 2-storey house to avoid the flood.
The area along the Phu Hai River in Phu Thuy Ward was also heavily flooded.
At 10:30 p.m. on December 4, speaking with reporters, a representative of the Song Quao River referral and canal management station said that the discharge flow had been adjusted down to 82 m3/s at 9:30 p.m., and at 10:30 p.m. to 45 m3/s.
Explaining the amount of flooding in the downstream of Ham Thang - Phu Hai, this representative said that it is the "last water", the "waters of the discharge", about 2-3 hours later the water will recede.
In addition to canoes and water motorbikes, local authorities have mobilized high-chassis dump trucks to flooded areas to evacuate people, prioritizing the elderly and children.
On the morning of December 5, the floodwaters only receded slightly. The section of National Highway 1 through Ham Thang Ward is still flooded, making it impossible for motorbikes to travel. Many workers go to work and students go to school and cannot move, so they have to return.
Millions of arms turn to compatriots affected by storms and floods
Consecutive storms and floods caused by storms have caused many deaths, missing people, and injuries; many houses and production and business establishments have had their roofs blown off and suffered heavy damage. People across the Central and Northern mountainous provinces are struggling day and night to cope with floods and heavy losses in human lives and property that cannot be mentioned...
"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:
