Affected by storm No. 6, school fence in Quang Tri collapsed, houses flooded

Due to the impact of storm No. 6, Quang Tri province has experienced heavy rain, causing much damage. Disaster response and recovery work is still taking place urgently.

On the afternoon of October 27, news from the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Quang Tri province said that due to the impact of storm No. 6, there was heavy and very heavy rain in Quang Tri province causing localized flooding in many places, especially in the spillways in the mountainous areas of Dakrong and Huong Hoa districts.

The impact of storm No. 6 caused heavy rain in Quang Tri province. In the photo is a collapsed 80m section of the fence of Tran Hung Dao Secondary School, Dong Ha City. Photo: Ngoc Vu.

Notably, at around 9:30 a.m. the same day, an 80m section of the fence of Tran Hung Dao Secondary School, located in Quarter 4, Ward 1, Dong Ha City, Quang Tri Province, collapsed, fortunately there were no casualties.

Talking to Dan Viet reporter, Mr. Hoang Ri An (residing in Quarter 4, Ward 1, Dong Ha City) recounted that at the time he was standing on the porch when he heard a rumbling sound, followed by the sound of water and rocks rushing. Mr. An ran to the gate and saw the wall of Tran Hung Dao Secondary School collapsed. Water from inside the fence poured onto the street, sweeping away the woman's motorbike.

The fence of Tran Hung Dao Secondary School, Dong Ha City collapsed, blocking the entire concrete road in the residential area. Photo: Ngoc Vu.

Ms. Duong Thi Mai, who lives nearby, said that she was in her house when the water suddenly flooded in. After a while of cleaning up, Ms. Mai opened the door and saw that the school wall had collapsed, burying part of her family's motorbike.

Receiving information from the people, local authorities sent forces to the scene to put up warning ropes at the road section where the wall collapsed.

According to Dan Viet reporter's observation, the collapsed fence section was built on a stone foundation but the pillars were not connected to the foundation. Photo: Ngoc Vu.

In Dong Ha City, many places were flooded. Some places such as alley 131 Le Loi - continued to be the "flood center" of Dong Ha City. The Fidel Park area was flooded, forcing the authorities to put up warning ropes, prohibiting people from going to the dangerous area.

Residents of alley 131 Le Loi, Dong Ha city wade through floodwaters to return home to check their homes before evacuating to avoid the flood. Photo: Ngoc Vu.

Ms. VT Mai (residing in alley 131 Le Loi, Dong Ha city) said that at the age of 70, she was seriously ill, so every time it rained heavily, her daughter took her to avoid the flood. After 5 hours of evacuation, Ms. Mai and her daughter waded through knee-deep floodwater to return home.

As the flood recedes, a woman in Dong Ha City is cleaning her house. Photo: Ngoc Vu.

"Seeing the water starting to recede, my daughter and I returned home to check. If the water got into the house, I would have to immediately clean up the mud. After cleaning up, I would have to evacuate again, in case the floodwaters rose again, and then I would not have time to react," said Ms. Mai.

Source: https://danviet.vn/anh-huong-bao-so-6-tuong-rao-truong-hoc-o-quang-tri-bi-sap-nha-dan-ngap-lut-20241027135554134.htm