Duong Quy commune urgently overcomes the consequences of floods

From July 1 to 6, heavy rains frequently occurred in Duong Quy commune, causing flooding and landslides in many areas, causing damage to traffic infrastructure, property, and houses of local households.

On the morning of July 6, speaking to reporters, Mr. Pham Duc Huan, Chairman of the People's Committee of Duong Quy commune, said that with the motto "4 on-site", the commune government is focusing on mobilizing people and functional forces to participate in supporting people to relocate assets, repair houses, clear mud and soil, and quickly overcome the consequences of floods in the area.

Mr. Dam Van Lien's house in Tong Phay village was severely damaged by landslides.

According to a quick report from the People's Committee of Duong Quy commune, the prolonged rain from the beginning of July until now has caused a lot of damage to traffic infrastructure, housing and crops of local people.

specifically, the whole commune had 2 houses (Khuan Do and Tong Phai villages) severely damaged; one household was isolated due to a landslide on the road leading to their house.

In particular, the flood caused landslides on the negative slope of the Duong Quy Commune Party Committee headquarters, threatening to affect the office block and neighboring households.

Police and militia forces supported the emergency evacuation of Mrs. La Thi Pom's household in Khuan Do village.

Regarding infrastructure, floods severely damaged two roads leading to Nam Mien and Nam Hoc villages, causing traffic disruption; on National Highway 279, the section passing through the commune had many landslides, causing local congestion and traffic congestion.

Regarding production, floods have buried many rice fields, corn fields and crops, and there are currently no complete statistics.

A landslide on negative slope on Highway 279, through Duong Quy commune.

The road to Nam Mien village was seriously eroded.

According to the reporter's records, in Khuan Do village, the wooden stilt house of Mrs. La Thi Pom's family had cracks in the foundation and walls; The hill above shows signs of serious landslides. In Tong Phay village, the solidly built house of Mr. Dam Van Lien had its gable wall collapsed due to landslides. Although the landslide did not continue, it seriously affected the daily life of Mr. Lien's family.

In the highland village of Nam Mien, due to prolonged heavy rain, the road leading to the village was seriously eroded. Although traffic has been temporarily restored, travel for 76 households is still very difficult.

Khuan Do villagers repair the road into the village.

It is known that immediately after the flood, the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control - Search and Rescue of Duong Quy commune urgently deployed a recovery plan; assigned commune leaders to be directly present at the scene to direct the recovery work and urgently move affected household items to safety.

Many agricultural areas in Duong Quy commune were buried by rocks and landslides.

The risk of landslides endangering the lives and properties of people in Duong Quy commune is still latent.

According to Mr. Pham Duc Huan, it is forecasted that in the next few days, there will continue to be heavy rain in the area. To ensure the safety of the people, the local authorities have deployed warning signs in areas at risk of landslides; continue to check and evacuate people in dangerous areas. The commune has also requested the construction unit upgrading National Highway 279 to urgently organize landslide clearance and clearance of rocks and soil at landslide sites to ensure traffic safety; request Van Ban Electricity to check the current status of the power system, especially the areas with power poles affected by landslides to ensure the safety of the power grid.

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