Nghe An: Big floods suddenly, people are miserable

Never people in Con Cuong and Nghe An districts have been hit by big floods unprecedented in this district's history. 12/13 communes suffered serious flooding.

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The rain that lasted from September 9 to September 16 together with the source of water poured in so much that 12/13 communes and towns in Con Cuong district were flooded. Many communes are divided. Flood water in rivers and streams rises quickly. Nearly a system of bridges, spillways and many sections of roads are landslides, high water, and fast flows, causing traffic congestion.

Tens of thousands of hectares of summer-autumn rice, vegetables . were submerged in the sea of ​​water. Initial damage caused by floods in Con Cuong district is over VND 70 billion.

Roads in Don Phuc commune were covered in mud buried tens of centimeters thick,
making it difficult for people to travel.

The people are suffering and the damages have not been overcome before September 19 and September 20, the rain continues to pour down together with Ban Ve discharge and hydroelectricity, the water suddenly surged, sinking more than 520 houses. . Con Cuong town is in danger of being submerged by floods.

On the afternoon of September 22, Vi Van Long (80 years old) in Con Cuong town told PV: 'More than 100 years ago in Con Cuong, there has never been such a big flood.' This is the first time Mr. Long witnessed such a terrible flood.

The townspeople said: " About 6 am on September 20, the country suddenly rushed into the town with tremendous speed, making the people here very horrified. Highway 7A was flooded by more than 1m of water. Hundreds of people fled their homes and wealth to run to the mountain. "

Phung Van Vi, who lived in block 1 of Con Cuong town, was not horrified. He said: "I was walking on the road and suddenly saw rushing water, knocked over my motorbike. Without my soul, I left my car to go home. When I got home, my wife and children were frantically sitting on the stairs, not knowing what to do because the water was flooded with more than 1 meter. I think the safe way is to take my wife and children to the high mountains. Water is broken into the electric circuit. "

In the afternoon of September 22, the sky was sunny, but many places still did not withdraw. People are packing things. Many households have been seriously damaged by this sudden flood.

Mr. Hoang Dinh Tuan - Chairman of Con Cuong District People's Committee said: The district mobilized all resources to overcome the consequences of flooding and flood, not to let people be isolated long, hungry and soon stabilized their lives.'In the immediate future, the locality has launched the entire population to dredge routes to route through the existing means of the locality. So far, it has basically been online. We also provide seed support to produce winter-spring crops. As for the winter crop which was sown and damaged, we used the district's natural disaster prevention budget to support people to ensure sufficient production varieties'.