Flood water of Cau River in Bac Giang province on June 23. Photo: HOP THINH
On the evening of June 26, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Nguyen Hoang Hiep signed an urgent dispatch to the People's Committees of provinces and cities in the North and related ministries and branches to proactively respond to a period of heavy rain, the risk of floods, inundation, flash floods and landslides in the coming days.
In the dispatch, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment said that the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has issued a warning report that from June 26 to 28, the Northwest and Viet Bac regions of our country will continue to have moderate to heavy rain, with some places having very heavy rain of over 250mm.
From the night of June 28 to July 2, the North is likely to experience widespread heavy rain, with total rainfall ranging from 100-300mm, with some places experiencing over 500mm (cumulative). Heavy rains are likely to cause flooding in low-lying areas, urban areas, and industrial zones.
At the same time, flash floods on small rivers and streams and landslides in steep mountainous areas are also warned at a high level.
Lychee gardens in Luc Ngan district (Bac Giang province) were submerged in rain 3-4 days ago. Photo: Contributor
Faced with this situation, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment requested localities to closely monitor weather developments, promptly inform people, review vulnerable areas, proactively evacuate people, control traffic at culverts and deep flooded areas, organize forces on duty at reservoirs, dike works and prepare rescue vehicles.
Ministries and branches, according to their assigned functions, must coordinate with localities to immediately deploy measures to ensure the safety of people and property.
The rapid rise in floodwaters on the Cau River submerged houses outside the river dyke 3-4 days ago. Photo: HOP THINH
On the same day, June 26, many hydropower plants in Lao Cai and Yen Bai announced flood discharge to create capacity to receive upstream floods. Of which, Bac Ha hydropower plant is expected to discharge from 217 to 787 m3 / second, Bao Nhai hydropower plant level 1 discharges 90.6 to 123.6 m3 / second, and Bao Nhai hydropower plant level 2 discharges from 34.7 to 55.2 m3 / second.
The Department of Agriculture and Environment of Yen Bai province also reported severe damage after many days of heavy rain. A landslide occurred in the early morning of June 26 at Group 15, Dong Tam Ward (Yen Bai City) causing the death of a male student.
The victim was Pham Trung Hieu, born in 2010, a student at Quang Trung Secondary School. He had just finished his 9th grade graduation exam and was preparing to enter 10th grade. When the landslide happened, his whole family was renting a room. Three people in the house were lucky to escape, but Hieu was buried by the rocks and soil.
According to statistics from the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Yen Bai province, 471 houses were affected (flooded, collapsed, landslides from June 24 to the morning of June 26), more than 73 hectares of agricultural land were damaged, traffic was cut off at 89 locations, more than 30 medium and low voltage power poles were broken, tilted, damaged. The total damage is estimated at about 5.38 billion VND.
Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Yen Bai province, Mr. Nguyen Thai Binh, said that rescue forces had urgently found the victim's body and the province was continuing to check landslide-prone areas to warn people.
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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/bo-nong-nghiep-va-moi-truong-de-nghi-mien-bac-ung-pho-dot-mua-lu-moi-post801275.html
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