People's lives are turned upside down because of floods.

The traffic route at Ngang canal in Lang Sen hamlet, Vinh Chau commune has turned into a river.

Anxious about the tide

For the past half month, the lives of more than 250 households along the Ngang canal in Lang Sen and Ca Dam hamlets, Vinh Chau commune have been turned upside down, their houses submerged in "water". Wherever the water rises, people have to jack up their belongings. This is the only way they can do when the whole hamlet is flooded. Mr. Truong Van Doan (living in Lang Sen hamlet) confided: "I hope the water recedes so I can clean up the house and stabilize my life. The house has 2 beds, 1 for my 2 children to sleep on, the other to jack up furniture in the house, my wife and I have to sleep temporarily on a small boat. It's better on nights when it doesn't rain, but when it rains it's even more difficult. Recently, I borrowed 3 million VND from a relative to buy a boat to load my belongings on, so I don't have to worry about the water rising anymore."

Sharing the same situation as Mr. Doan, Mr. Truong Van Huong (living in Lang Sen hamlet) and his wife are also in a situation of "not being able to leave or stay", because since the water flooded their house, each family member has gone to a different place, their grandchild and daughter-in-law have moved to live with their in-laws, while their old mother has stayed at a relative's house for convenience. Not only that, the floodwaters have caused part of the house's foundation to collapse, and the furniture has been damaged by water for a long time. The couple just hope that the floodwaters will recede quickly so that their lives can stabilize. Mr. Huong shared: "My wife and I have saved up almost our entire lives to build a house, higher than the road, because we are also afraid of floodwaters flooding in. For nearly 20 years, the house has never flooded, but this year the flood was so big that it flooded the whole house. The flood came suddenly, my family was unable to react, within just 2 days the floodwaters flooded the house."

Road turns into river

Mr. Truong Van Doan (residing in Lang Sen hamlet, Vinh Chau commune) jacks up furniture to protect property.

The floodwaters came quickly and high, many roads in Vinh Chau commune were completely submerged, paralyzing road traffic. Students had to go to school by boat. Truong Thi Diem (living in Vinh Chau commune) confided: "Normally, I ride my bike to school. For the past two weeks, the roads have been flooded, I had to leave my bike at a friend's house and row a boat across the river to get to school. Sometimes when I row the boat, my clothes and books get wet, but this is the only way to get to school."

KT4 road (Khanh Hung commune) was paved with gravel a year ago to facilitate people's travel. The road was completed and put into use only a few months ago, but people had not yet recovered from their joy when the floodwaters flooded the road, and the red stones were washed away with the water. As a result, people have to wade through the flooded road every day. Mr. Nguyen Hue (residing in Khanh Hung commune) confided: "My husband and I are old and live alone, so we have to go to the market every few days. Sometimes we are scared to wade through this road, and falling is very dangerous when we are old. Through this period, I hope that all levels and sectors will have solutions to upgrade the road, creating more convenient conditions for people to travel."

For over 2 months, 25 households living in the Nong Truong canal area (Khanh Hung commune) have had to take a very long detour because the road to the commune center has been completely submerged in water. And flooding has occurred for many years. This year, the traffic road along the Nong Truong canal has been flooded more deeply. The Party Cell Secretary and Head of Lang Lon Hamlet (Khanh Hung commune) proposed: "Every year when the flood comes, the Nong Truong canal hamlet is isolated, people's lives face many difficulties, especially students who have to take a very long detour to get to school. We recommend that all levels and sectors upgrade the Nong Truong canal route, and at the same time build a bridge connecting the Long Khot canal through this area to make it more convenient for people to travel, promoting the development of border trade economy ".

The flood season is associated with the peaceful countryside. The water brings fish and shrimp and deposits alluvium. For many years, people have "lived with the floods" and know how to exploit the benefits they bring. However, this year's flood is unexpectedly large, not only causing property damage but also disrupting the lives of people in the Dong Thap Muoi region./.

Minh Thu

Source: https://baolongan.vn/cuoc-song-nguoi-dan-dao-lon-vi-lu-a205347.html