Welcoming floods at a weather-adaptive tourist village in Quang Binh

Quang Binh - For more than ten years, people in the world's best tourist village have no longer had to flee from floods, but have calmly welcomed the rain and floods.

During the flood, people in Tan Hoa - the best tourist village in the world - remained calm because they had inflatable houses ready. Photo: Oxalis Adventure

The world's best tourist village - Tan Hoa commune (Minh Hoa district, Quang Binh province) has entered the flood season , the people here are no longer worried like in previous years. Floods have gradually become familiar to people in the tourist village. Tan Hoa commune is likened to a giant water bag due to its low-lying terrain, surrounded by high mountains, all water sources are concentrated here but the only exit is a narrow mountain cave. In late September, due to the impact of storm No. 4, heavy rain from upstream poured down, more than 400 "flood center" houses in Tan Hoa commune were submerged in water. Many houses were submerged nearly 2m deep.

The impact of the recent storm No. 4 caused floodwaters to rise, submerging more than 400 houses of people in Tan Hoa commune, Minh Hoa district, Quang Binh. Photo: Oxalis Adventure

Witnessing the annual floods, Ms. Dinh Thi Thu (Tan Hoa commune) shared that in the past, every rainy season, people in the commune would move to high places near the mountains, where danger always lurked. But over the past 10 years, almost every family has a floating house to prevent floods on the spot. Food is stored in the floating house enough for a week. As for livestock, when there is a forecast of floods, people in the commune will take them to the high mountains, store vegetables, and row boats to the place to feed them every day. "We are used to it, no longer afraid of floods, and are even excited because when the water recedes, a large amount of alluvium will be left, making the land more fertile, making farming easier. Many families with the means have also built spacious floating houses, used both daily and during floods," Ms. Thu said. These floating houses are built to float, can be raised according to the water level, the floating houses are fixed to 5-7m high positioning poles to prevent the house from drifting away. Each family also buys a boat and buoy to move actively.

Floating houses below. Photo: Oxalis Adventure

Since 2011, the floating house model has appeared in the commune. Realizing its effectiveness, households have proactively built houses, in addition, many companies, individuals, businesses, and fronts have supported people in building. This is a type of floating house that can be raised according to the water level, the house is fixed to a sturdy pole to prevent it from drifting. The "water level" rises for only 2 days and then recedes, everything returns to normal. People take advantage of the receding water level to clean up, when the water level has receded, people return to their normal lives, continuing to welcome tourists.

Every family has a floating house ready to deal with floods. Photo: Oxalis Adventure

Tan Hoa Commune is famous for the Tu Lan cave system. Here, it was chosen as the setting for many famous domestic and international films such as: The Immortal; The Legend of Quan Tien or "Kong - Skull Island" by director Jordan Vogt-Roberts. The commune has now become a community tourism village, operated by the people themselves with homestay models and restaurants serving typical dishes. Mr. Truong Thanh Duan - Chairman of Tan Hoa Commune People's Committee said that up to now, the locality has 620/716 households prepared with floating houses. Thanks to this house, people can easily adapt to floods. Some households have improved the floating houses to make the area larger, with enough bedrooms, living rooms and kitchens. "At the same time, building a community tourism village here helps people improve their lives. Ready to welcome guests regardless of the weather of the year" - Mr. Duan said.

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