With people in flood-prone areas

HNN.VN - Floods are familiar, but for people in flood-prone areas, each passing flood season is still a challenge. These days, when water is still flooding in many places, people in low-lying areas of Hue City are still worried. This year's floods are very strange - floods on top of floods, lasting for a long time, causing people's lives to be turned upside down.

An Cuu ward authorities provide food to support people in low-lying areas.

"Flood before rain" - a constant worry

Sitting on the porch, looking at the rushing water of the O Lau River, Mr. Nguyen Van Tien, in Sieu Quan residential group, Phong Dinh ward, sadly said: "It is difficult to travel, but the main thing is that life is turned upside down. The water rises and falls, then rises again, people cannot react in time. Sitting inside looking out at the flood water makes me very anxious."

The floodwaters have receded in many places, but in Sieu Quan alone, many households still have to wade through the water. In deeply flooded areas, people still have to use boats to move around. “Life during the flood is so slow,” said Mr. Tien, lamenting, but also encouraging him and his fellow villagers to try to overcome it.

When talking about low-lying areas of Hue City, everyone immediately thinks of Hoa Chau Ward. Although it is known as a ward near the city center, this place is actually a “reservoir” of floodwaters whenever there is prolonged heavy rain. Someone jokingly said: “Floods occur before the rain has even started”. Just a few hours of continuous rain can turn many residential areas into rivers.

Mr. Phan Dinh Toan, Head of Thanh Ha residential group, quickly gave a statistic: "Quan Hoa, Kim Doi, Phu Ngan, Thanh Ha, Thuy Dien are the lowest points. If it rains heavily for a few more days, it might take half a month for the water to recede completely."

The statement was half-joking, half-serious, but full of worry. For the people here, the scene of flooded houses, flooded gardens, flooded paths is no longer strange, it is just a matter of which year is "heavy or light flood". In the story with the people in the flood-prone areas, the most easily felt thing is not lamentation, but care and sharing.

“People don’t have to worry about food and clothing during the flood days,” said Nguyen Hoa, head of the Quan Hoa residential group in Hoa Chau ward. “Every household prepares rice, firewood, and some dry food to survive the flood. If they are short, they borrow from each other, no one goes hungry. The most precious thing here is the neighborly love, helping each other in times of trouble.”

People in the lowlands live on their fields and ponds all year round, and depend on shrimp and fish, so they understand better than anyone the laws of rain and floods. But no matter how familiar they are, each flood is still a time of hardship. Perhaps that is why people are more closely connected, sharing each handful of rice, each boat, each bag of old clothes in difficult days.

The government accompanies the people

Not only do people help each other, in recent days, local Party committees and authorities have always been present, staying close to the grassroots, sharing with people in flooded areas. Mr. Nguyen Van Chinh, Chairman of Phu Ho Commune People's Committee said: "The whole commune still has many flooded areas such as: Le Xa, Vinh Luong Khe, Van Giang, Dong Di, Su Lo, Tay Ho. Local authorities have sent forces to be on duty regularly, supporting people to move, supplying food, drinking water, and medicine."

Many places in Quang Dien commune are still flooded.

Along with that are relief shipments from organizations, unions, and volunteer groups that have come to the place, bringing instant noodles, drinking water, etc. to each isolated household. “We do not lack food, we just hope to have more life jackets, small boats to travel, and medicine to treat foot and hand rot. These are small things but are very necessary during the flood season,” said Mr. Truong Viet Hung, a resident of Phu Ho commune.

Hue City People's Committee has proactively proposed to the Government and central ministries and branches to urgently support 10 tons of Cloramin B, 20 tons of Benkocid chemicals for disinfection and disease prevention after floods; at the same time, equipping 40 VS-1500 boats, 80 composite rescue boats, 100 generators and 80 water pumps to serve rescue work.

These numbers are not only means and material but also evidence of the government's concern and support for people in flood-affected areas. According to the Hue City authorities, from November 1 to 5, the area will continue to have moderate to heavy rain, and in some places very heavy rain, before gradually decreasing. Low-lying areas such as Phong Dinh, Hoa Chau, Phu Ho, Duong No, An Cuu, Quang Dien... will continue to be flooded.

The floods are still there, but the people's faith is not lost. Because they understand that no matter how severe the natural disaster is, the government is still by the people's side, the people still turn to each other with love. Then when the sun comes up, the water recedes, the people in the flood-prone areas, together with the Party Committee, local authorities and socio -political organizations, clean up the flood. The fields are green again, the fish and shrimp are wriggling again, the roofs of the low-lying houses are red with fire again. Because in the midst of hardship, the love of the people in the flood-prone areas is always bright like a lamp that does not go out in the rainy night.

Article and photos: PHONG ANH

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