Flooding in Quang Ninh left 8 people dead, 6 missing

After a heavy rain of up to 700 mm, many roads in Quang Ninh were eroded and flooded. The two most severely affected cities are Ha Long and Cam Pha, where there are nearly 2 m of flooded houses.

8 people died, 6 people were missing because of flooding in Quang Ninh

Last night and this morning the province continued to have heavy rain, causing deep flooding, many houses collapsed.The Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control in Quang Ninh Province said that, on July 28 morning, in addition to the 3 children and mothers who were flooded in Mong Duong ward on the night of July 26, there were 5 more deaths including 2 people in Cao Thang ward 2 people in Cao Xanh ward, one in Hong Ha ward.In addition, there are 6 missing people.In the picture, the land from the hill floated down, causing a traffic jam in Cua Ong ward.

On the new road to Mong Duong ward (Cam Pha city), many sections were eroded, big stones rolled down the road.According to the meteorological agency, from 19h to 24h on July 27, the rainfall was measured at Co To and Cua Ong more than 700 mm.Hilly soil is hydrated, the risk of landslides is very high.

Last night, Cam Pha City had rain, many residential areas in Cua Ong ward were still flooded, furniture and appliances were floating.

The alleys in the residential area this morning still submerged in water from 40 to 60 cm.According to the authorities, this is the biggest flood in 40 years in Quang Ninh.

At Cau Ngam market, Mong Duong ward, water flooded to nearly 2 m, many goods were completely damaged.Mr. Pham Ngoc Lu, Vice Chairman of Mong Duong Ward People's Committee said that according to preliminary estimates, the ward suffered more than VND 15 billion due to heavy rain.

After cleaning, many stall owners in the market called for scrap collectors to sell.

Mong Duong is the worst-hit ward of Cam Pha City.Many traffic works and bridges have been destroyed.One of the two steel bridges of the people crossing the Mong Duong River were broken into sections.

About 200 meters away from the break point, another bridge was also destroyed by floodwaters.

Heavy rain also caused the slag dam of Cao Son Coal Joint Stock Company and Coc 6 Coal Joint Stock Company to be broken, causing nearly 100 households in residential groups No. 1 and 2, Zone 4, Mong Duong ward to be flooded with mud. discharged into the house, buried all assets.The police, military and civil defense forces were mobilized to find the remaining assets for the people.

At 8:30 this morning, many roads and streets in Quang Ninh province such as Cam Pha, Ha Long, Van Don . were isolated, traffic was numb, especially Highway 18 A continued to be affected by her. up.Thousands of tourists at two tourist sites, Co To and Quan Lan, are still stuck, while food and foodstuffs start to get scarce.

The house where Mai Thi Lan Anh and her parents died on July 26 night.Neighboring neighbors said that Lan Anh's house has a huge water drainage system to drain water when it rains.However, due to prolonged heavy rains, the water in the trench did not catch up, the water level reached nearly 2 m, causing 3 mothers and children of Lan Anh to suffer.Quang Ninh province has urgently requested the central government to pay for the hospital.