Dong Thap Muoi: People brace themselves to cope with rising floods

In recent days, prolonged heavy rain combined with water from upstream has caused widespread flooding in the Dong Thap Muoi region (Tay Ninh province), seriously affecting people's lives and production.

In Vinh Chau commune, more than 200 houses and many roads were flooded. Many households had to stay up all night to move their belongings and build temporary embankments to prevent water from entering their houses. Ms. Do Thi Be Hai (Lang Sen hamlet) said that there was a day when the water rose half a meter, damaging household items, and the whole family had to bail out the water by hand.

Mr. Nguyen Van Dung's jackfruit and durian orchards in Ca Dam hamlet, which were almost ready for harvest, were almost completely destroyed by the flood.

Not only houses, but also production has been severely affected. Mr. Nguyen Van Dung (Ca Dam hamlet) said that more than 100 jackfruit trees and 25 durian trees that were ready for harvest were deeply submerged, posing a high risk of damage despite embankment construction and continuous water pumping for several days.

Boats and canoes are the main means of transportation for some people in the flooded areas of Dong Thap Muoi.

According to assessments, water levels in the rivers in the area continue to rise due to local rainfall combined with water flowing from upstream. In the coming days, water levels on the rivers will remain high, posing a risk of flooding in low-lying areas, riverbank erosion, and dike breaches, especially along the Vam Co Dong and Vam Co Tay rivers. The natural disaster risk level is warned at level 2.

With houses flooded, residents in the area are now carrying out some of their daily activities on boats.

Faced with the above situation, the People's Committee of Tay Ninh province said it is urgently reinforcing about 110km of vulnerable dykes at 23 locations in Vinh Chau, Khanh Hung, Hung Dien, Tuyen Binh and Hau Thanh communes. The total cost of implementation is more than 6.2 billion VND from the 2025 irrigation public utility support fund. To date, the construction volume has reached about 30%, focusing on sections at risk of overflow and landslides.

Local authorities also mobilized forces to assist people in protecting their property and proactively responding to and minimizing damage caused by floods.

Rising floodwaters have left many households almost completely isolated.

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/dong-thap-muoi-nguoi-dan-gong-minh-ung-pho-lu-dang-cao-post819804.html