Flood and rain devastated western Nghe An

In the past several days in the mountainous districts of Nghe An, there are heavy rains, including Con Cuong and Tuong Duong districts which have been badly affected by the continuous flood in the last 3 days.

Heavy rain caused flooding of rivers in Nghe An province, hundreds of houses were flooded, thousands of hectares of crops were flooded, 3 dead were found dead and 1 7-seat car was salvaged success.

By 17:00 on September 12, according to the quick report of the Flood and Storm Control Committee, heavy rains continued in Nghe An province, causing the major rivers in the area to rise as: Hieu River, Ca River fluctuated on the newspaper level. dynamic II.

Western Nghe An was destroyed by flooding.

The water level on Lam river near the Ben Thuy II bridge under construction is flooded, causing the construction of this bridge to be delayed.

Night 12/9 in Nghe An province continues to moderate rain, heavy rain and a place with very heavy rain. The provincial Steering Committee of Flood and Storm also suggested that the districts of Western Nghe An need to be alert to the flood of flash flood pipes and floods that may happen unexpectedly at night.

At noon noon on September 13, the water level in the rivers continued to rise, in Nam Dan district, the water level rose to 7.2m higher than the alarm level of 42cm. The heavy rainfall on September 12 caused the river levels to rise, causing flooding of many hectares of crops.

Mr. Hoang Sy Thin, Head of Agriculture Department of Tuong Duong district, (Nghe An) informed: 'In the past 3 days, there has been heavy rain in Tuong Duong district, greatly influenced by water sources from the upstream of Nam Mo river, Nâm Nôn passed on high. There have been many houses washed away, dozens of irrigation works have been damaged and many areas of rice harvested are flooded. '

Many traffic routes go into Yen Na communes,
Yen Tinh (Tuong Duong district) suffers severe landslides.

The communes severely affected by heavy rains such as Yen Na 10 collapsed and swept away houses; 2 houses of the Protection Forest Management Board were seriously damaged. Besides, many areas of crops are swept away by water.

Transportation to and from the road from Yen Na commune to Yen Tinh is eroded 23 points, of which 7 points of landslide and heavy cars cannot enter. During the 12th to the night of September 13, a mass of rock and soil about 1,500m ³ of landslide was completed.

The route from Ban Ve hydropower plant to Yen Na commune has many places, especially the road section from Hao village to Xa Lanh, Yen Na commune with 300m ^{3 of} landslide. Estimated initial losses in Tuong Duong amount to over VND 10 billion.

By September 13, many routes in Tuong Duong district inter-commune were cleared by the rescue team.

Also in the area of ​​Con Cuong district, up to 11/13 communes were flooded, river water was high. According to many elderly people living in flooded communes, this is the first time to witness the biggest flooding ever.

About crops in the area is over 600ha, roads are eroded over 40km, temporary dams are swept away 19, 13 solid dams are damaged, concrete canals are collapsed 1,200 meters. Initial damage caused by floods in the area of ​​Con Cuong district is nearly 20 billion VND.

According to Mr. Hoang Nghia Hieu, Chief of the Office of the Steering Committee of Nghe An Provincial Steering Committee for Flood and Storm: 'Last night's rainfall was very large, causing the water levels of the rivers in the area to rise to an alarming level II. We have updated data on damage being updated, and official data will be available at 16:00 on September 13.

Up to the present time, in Nghe An province, there have been damage figures of up to 365, 264 billion VND caused by flooding.