Hanoi is ready to evacuate nearly 36,000 people.

Hanoi has mobilized 1,270 officers and soldiers to participate in flood prevention on Cau and Ca Lo rivers; urgently evacuated about 9,900 people and planned to be ready to evacuate nearly 36,000 more people if floodwaters continue to rise.

Floodwaters from the Cau River overflow into riverside villages in Trung Gia commune ( Hanoi ).

According to information from the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention ( Ministry of Agriculture and Environment ) this morning, October 10, the Hanoi City Civil Defense Command (PTDS) reported the results of emergency response to the serious landslides and flooding in Trung Gia and Da Phuc communes (north of Hanoi) due to the impact of storm No. 11.

In Da Phuc commune, nearly 1,000 hectares of agricultural land were flooded, of which more than 547 hectares of rice in the fields and 431 hectares in the river were damaged. Three serious landslides were recorded on the left dike of Ca Lo river and the right dike of Cau river, along with a 7.5km section of the right dike of Cau river with a surface overflow of 0.01 to 0.30m.

Hanoi also had more than 11.9km of dykes and dikes outside the main dyke flooded. Local forces mobilized more than 10,600 people, 34 cars, 4 excavators, 60,000 sacks and 30,000m² of tarpaulin to handle the incident, and at the same time evacuated 1,511 households with more than 6,500 people to safety.

The North of Hanoi (Trung Gia commune) is submerged in flood water even though it is no longer raining.

In Trung Gia commune, the incident of a landslide across the Ha - Thai railway line and level IV dykes isolated 18 villages with more than 4,000 households (16,400 people).

Authorities and military forces have evacuated nearly 3,500 people and continue to move more than 5,800 people from the danger zone.

The Hanoi City Disaster Prevention and Control Command has established a forward command post co-commanded by Lieutenant General Le Quang Dao, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, and Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen.

Thousands of officers and soldiers were mobilized to participate in rescue and evacuation of people.

A total of 1,270 officers and soldiers from the Hanoi Capital Command, Army Corps 12, Hanoi City Police, Chemical Corps and Factory Z49 were mobilized, along with 20 military trucks and 33 motorboats to participate in the rescue.

Authorities urgently evacuated people in Trung Gia commune.

Officers and soldiers spread out to check and evacuate people in flooded villages.

According to reports, Hanoi is currently preparing a plan to evacuate 35,866 people, mainly in the two communes of Da Phuc and Trung Gia. The Ministry of National Defense is ready to deploy helicopters when the area is completely isolated.

As of this morning, the water level of the Ca Lo River has decreased slightly by 3cm compared to the evening of October 9, but forces continue to be on duty 24/7 to ensure the safety of the dike and support people in flooded areas.

According to the report of the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Environment, from October 8 to 10, there was no significant rain in the Hanoi area. However, due to the impact of floods from upstream, the water level on the Cau River and Ca Lo River remained at a very high level, both exceeding the III alarm level. Specifically, the Cau River was 0.66m higher than the designed flood level, and the Ca Lo River was 0.06m higher.

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/ha-noi-san-sang-so-tan-gan-36000-nguoi-dan-post817263.html