Scene of eating and sleeping on a boat in flooded area of Ninh Binh

Although the Hoang Long River has begun to recede, thousands of houses in Ninh Binh remain submerged. Children are being sent to other places to continue their studies, while adults are clinging to small boats.

On the afternoon of September 13, in Kenh Ga village, Gia Thinh commune, Gia Vien district, Ninh Binh, 683 households (over 2,500 people) were still submerged in water. Over the past two days, the government and relevant agencies have distributed medicine, drinking water and necessities to households to help them cope with the flood situation.

Kenh Ga village has more than 600 households still submerged in water. Photo: Tran Nghi

Motorbikes are placed high by people to avoid damage. Photo: Tran Nghi

The family of Mrs. Tran Thi Thu (60 years old) has a 2-storey house, so all 5 people in the family live on the 2nd floor. Mrs. Thu was born and raised in Kenh Ga. This is the third time she has witnessed such a big flood, after 1985 and 2017. "We raised chickens in cages, the rain did not bring them in in time so they all washed away. The rice did not have time to be brought upstairs, it got wet, we had to dry it before cooking" Mrs. Thu shared. The main means of transportation is by boat. Photo: Tran Nghi

Miniature 'street market' on a boat of villagers. Photo: Tran Nghi

In Kenh Ga, families with only one-story houses had to send their children to stay with siblings, relatives or family members living on the dike so that they could continue to go to school. Because the house has only one story, when the river water rose, the family of Nguyen Thi Huyen (38 years old, village 2) only had time to carry the refrigerator onto the boat. All of the family's assets, furniture and household items were submerged in the floodwaters. Dispensing medicine...

... and essential necessities for the people of Kenh Ga village. Photo: Tran Nghi

“For the past 4 days, my family has been cooking, living and sleeping on this cement boat. We have sent our children elsewhere to go to school, while my husband and I have been drifting on the boat. If the water rises too high, we have to move the boat to another place to take shelter,” Huyen shared. Not only Huyen’s family, but many other families in Kenh Ga also drift day and night on cement boats, or sleep at the homes of relatives and friends who have higher buildings.

Mr. Mai and his wife live in an attic of only 5-6 square meters. Photo: Tran Nghi

Mrs. Tran Thi Khuong (70 years old) was rowing a boat on the Hoang Long River and said: “My children are all working far away, I live alone in a one-story house so I just drift on the boat all day. At night I sleep with the children around me.” Ms. Tran Thi Thu has witnessed the Hoang Long River rising three times. Photo: Tran Nghi

Ms. Huyen's family lives on a cement boat. Photo: Tran Nghi

As of 2:00 p.m. on September 13, the water level on the Hoang Long River at Ben De was 4.75 meters high (0.75 meters above alert level 3). The water level is currently falling slowly.

Children are sent to high places to go to school. Photo: Tran Nghi

Based on the flood situation on Hoang Long River and actual conditions, the Ninh Binh Provincial Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue has agreed to stop implementing the evacuation order from 2:00 p.m. today. As of the afternoon of September 13, Gia Vien district still has 1,400 households and Nho Quan district has more than 2,200 households affected by flooding.

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