Hue students stay home from school again to avoid floods

TPO - Since the morning of October 27, more than 294,000 students in Hue City have continued to stay home from school to ensure safety from the complicated developments of rain and floods. This is the second time in less than a week that students in the city have had to temporarily stop going to school due to bad weather.

On the evening of October 26, the Department of Education and Training of Hue City issued an urgent notice to all schools in the area, requesting that students be off school on October 27.

Heavy rains causing prolonged flooding have forced many schools in Hue to close in recent days.

The announcement was made at a time when heavy rain continued to fall in Hue, causing water levels on rivers to rise. Hydroelectric reservoirs increased the water regulation capacity downstream, leaving many areas at risk of flooding, isolation, and potentially dangerous traffic.

Faced with this situation, implementing the direction of the Hue City People's Committee, the City Department of Education and Training has requested schools and educational institutions to proactively deploy measures to protect facilities, and promptly inform parents and students about school holidays and flood response plans.

Previously, on October 22, the entire city of Hue also allowed more than 294,000 students to stay home from school to cope with storm Fengshen (storm No. 12) and prolonged heavy rain. Although the initial plan was to have two days off on October 22 and 23, due to continued heavy rain, 200 out of 574 schools in the city had to temporarily suspend operations on October 24.

Source: https://tienphong.vn/hoc-sinh-hue-lai-nghi-hoc-de-phong-tranh-mua-lu-post1790652.tpo