Quang Ninh: The number of deaths increased in historical floods

Heavy rain caused many roads in Quang Ninh to turn into rivers, many hillside residential areas were eroded, causing 15 deaths, 8 missing people. Military zone 3, the Naval Command has dispatched many military vehicles to evacuate the people in the deepest flooded areas.

The number of deaths increased in historical floods in Quang Ninh

At 13:00 pm on July 28, Mr. Nguyen Duc Long, Chairman of Quang Ninh People's Committee, said that heavy rain, most concentrated in Ha Long City, Cam Pha City, Van Don District . The actual rainfall is much larger than forecast. "Water seems to be pouring down in the sky, making it impossible to escape. The local authorities cannot keep up, the rescue work is difficult. More than 50 years living in Quang Ninh, I have never witnessed such heavy rains", Mr. Long said.

According to Chairman Long, the Military Region 3 now mobilized troops and special vehicles to go to the area, moving people away from the landslide area. The Navy Command also sent forces to the area to participate in rescue and rescue. The Party Congress of Ha Long city and Hai Ha district had to stop in the middle to focus on overcoming the consequences of flooding.

In Cam Pha, the current rain is bigger. Many residential areas are as deep as 3 m as Quang Hanh Ward. Functional forces are transferred to the main road to protect and divide traffic. Excavators and bulldozers are mobilized to dredge landslides on some roads on Highway 18, the section passing Quang Hanh Ward. At Suoi Mineral market (Quang Hanh ward), Military Region 3 mobilized special vehicles into the residential area to get people stuck out.

Military vehicles of Military Region 3 arrive at Quang Hanh Ward, Cam Pha City to bring people to safety.(Photo: Giang Chinh.)

In Cao Thang Ward (Ha Long City), heavy rain caused soil to fall on the hill , collapsed 3 level 4 houses, buried 9 family members Nguyen Thi Thuoc (76 years) in Group 44, Zone 4. At 14:30, rescuers found Mr. Cao Tien Vy (Mrs. Thu's son) alive and sent to an emergency hospital. 4 people in the family died, the remaining 3 people have not been found.

Currently, two excavators and more than 300 soldiers officers attempt to dig to find victims. ' The volume of landslides and landslides is getting bigger and bigger, so the mud becomes muddy, thick, and the search is more difficult,' said Mr. Vu Ngoc Tinh, Vice Chairman of Cao Thang Ward People's Committee.

In addition, prolonged heavy rains accompanied by rock and soil eroding from the hills have swept away the 800-pipe section of Dien Vong Water Plant, causing water supply to Ha Long City and Cam Pha City to be interrupted. paragraph. Many water pumping stations and water pipes of Cam Pha Water Enterprise were broken and flooded, affecting the water supply for domestic use and production.

At Co To Island, where there are about 2,500 tourists stuck due to flood and rain, it is still raining, but not as heavy as yesterday, the wind is still blowing strongly. Sea turbulence is strictly prohibited. Co To market has only a few shops selling vegetables, no meat and sea fish, but there are copper fish caught by people caught in the rain. Food reserves are abundant, so people's lives are not disturbed.

Tourists after grasping the information of the flood still prolonged thought, no longer impatient as before. Taking advantage of the rainy weather, each group of guests invited each other to visit. Many hotels have supported discounts for rice and room for guests. However, many customers still buy instant noodles to save money because the money is nearly empty. District loudspeakers constantly announce the level of danger level 1, boats return to shelter, residents but the critical place can enter the cultural house to reside.

The water is deep in half of people's houses in Cam Pha City.(Photo: Giang Chinh.)

At 15:00, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tung, Chief of Quang Ninh Provincial Traffic Safety Department, said that the central streets and the inner city of Ha Long are still flooded with cars, with deep sections stretching from 70 to 100 m, making vehicles cannot circulate. "The province has mobilized traffic police to divert traffic, guide vehicles to follow Ha Long bypass and exit the city" , Mr. Tung informed.

Checking on provincial road 328, Mr. Tran Ba ​​Dat, Deputy Director of Traffic Safety, General Department of Roads, said Highway 18 linking 4 provinces including Hanoi, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong and Quang Ninh is flooded. weighs up to a meter deep, about 400 meters long at 2 locations 113 km and 134 km in Ha Long City. Vehicles must make their way through provincial roads 328 and 279.

In the provincial route 328, there is a local landslide at 2-3 locations, the vehicles must travel on a lane. Excavators are clearing soil and rock so vehicles can travel 2 lanes. Mr. Dat recommends that vehicles need to move slowly because it still rains and obeys the traffic police command line.

Armored vehicles support moving people in deep flooded areas to safety.(Photo: Giang Chinh.)

15:30, 4 armored vehicles and dozens of officers of 147 brigade , Navy Command commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Huu Doanh brought more than 100 elderly and young children out of the deepest area in Quang Hanh ward , Cam Pha City.

Concerned about prolonged heavy rain, many people began to buy food and reserve food. Ms. Vu Thi Thoa in Quang Hanh Ward (Cam Pha City) in this area suffered a power outage from last night, her husband and her 3-year-old son had to eat noodles with anti-hunger. " Around the house is vast, muddy water, shops are closed, no one trades. I bought 2 bunches of vegetables all 24,000 VND, " she said and said people were completely surprised by the long heavy rain and flood too fast.

In the inns around this area, workers at the Yang Huy, Mong Duong coal mines are off work because the road to the mine is deeply flooded and seriously landslide.

16 hours of high flood caused Hoanh Mo border gate, Binh Lieu district to stop operating. Dozens of container trucks could not be unloaded, so they were stagnant.

Hundreds of container trucks lined up waiting for customs clearance at the border.(Photo: Nguyen Thao.)

Heavy rain caused flood water to rise and flood into the procedure area at Hoanh Mo border gate.(Photo: Nguyen Thao.)

17:00 in Ha Long City , the rain has stopped, the water has begun to withdraw. In Cao Thang Ward, one more person died, bringing the total number of people killed and missing in Quang Ninh to 18. The victim, Mr. Dam Van Gioi (born in 1970), was killed by his house when he tried to clean up the sprint.

In Van Don , a large amount of rain accumulated in many days was poured into the lake of Dinh Dinh, causing the spillway to be widened at a wide angle of 30 m, deeper than 10 m. The neighboring households were evacuated to a safe place. " If it continues to rain heavily, the amount of water pouring in cannot control, leading to a very high possibility of breaking the dam. In bad weather, we cannot bring forces to reinforce landslides", Mr. Mac Thanh Luan, Chairman Chairman of the district People's Committee Van Don said.

19h, statistics of the Committee for Disaster Prevention and Combat in Quang Ninh Province, flooding caused 15 deaths, 8 missing people. The number of people killed is concentrated in heavily flooded areas, much landslide such as Ha Long and Cam Pha. In particular, Ha Long City has 12 deaths, Cam Pha City has 3 people.

Two victims in the house collapse at Group 44, Cao Thang Ward (Ha Long City) are Nguyen Thi Thu (76 years old) and Cao Xuan Viet (14 years old) have not been found. In addition, 6 fishermen from Hau Loc village (Thanh Hoa) missing on a squid fishing boat in the offshore sea of ​​Van Don have no information.

In Cam Pha, the current heavy rain makes the 18th road flooded deeply.(Photo: Giang Chinh.)

Meanwhile, the Central Hydrometeorological Center said that the rain has not shown signs of ending but is expanding . From July 29 to 31, coastal provinces of Quang Ninh - Nam Dinh, Hai Duong, Hung Yen, Lang Son and Bac Giang will have moderate rainfall and heavy rain; Quang Ninh - Hai Phong has very heavy rain. Flash floods and landslides are at risk in Quang Ninh, Lang Son and Bac Giang.

Flooding in low-lying areas, urban flooding is likely to occur in Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Thai Binh and Nam Dinh. In the Gulf of Tonkin there are strong winds of level 6-7, shocking 8-9, ocean waves of 2-3.5 m high, rough seas.

The impact of the low trench has a axis passing through the North with a low vortex that grows to a height of 5 km, from July 23 to 26, the North has heavy rain. Some places with heavy rain such as Phieng Lanh (Son La) 200 mm, Pha Din (Dien Bien) 150 mm. From July 28 to July 28, the rainy area moved to Northeastern North, Quang Ninh alone was 500-700 mm, some places like Co To 800 mm, Cua Ong 850 mm.

In the face of complicated floods and floods in Quang Ninh, the Prime Minister sent a telegram to give his condolences and condolences to family members who had died. The Prime Minister requested Quang Ninh Provincial People's Committee to organize visits and encourage families to be damaged, to assist in the treatment of wounded people, burial of dead people, food support so that people are not hungry and hungry; At the same time, it arranges forces to control and guide traffic in areas of deep water, deep flow, actively moving households out of deep-lying and landslide areas.

The Prime Minister also asked the National Search and Rescue Committee, Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Public Security to direct Military Region 3 and forces stationed in the area to quickly deploy forces and means to support local search. , rescue and rescue. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development directs local agencies to safely transport water reservoirs.