For many people in It Noc, the recent natural disaster is an unforgettable memory, because the village has never suffered such great damage.
Since the afternoon of September 29, thunderstorms and heavy rains have been pouring down non-stop, causing huge rocks and soil to slide down the mountain slopes. Following the raging flood, rocks and soil rushed down with a loud crash, sweeping away everything.
Ms. Phung Thi Nhin’s house at the head of the village, although sturdy, was very weak in the face of the natural disaster. The mud behind the house collapsed completely, but fortunately, Ms. Nhin’s whole family was safe, because they had proactively evacuated beforehand.
After the disaster, she returned home and saw her house swallowed by mud. Although her house was lost, the most important thing for her was that all her family members were safe.
The safety of Ms. Nhinh's family was not a lucky coincidence, because right before storm No. 10 made landfall, the Party Cell of It Noc village and the village's disaster prevention team held regular meetings to discuss response measures.
After the damage caused by storm No. 3 (2024), villagers understand that only proactive prevention can protect themselves.
"The village identified 6 potentially safe locations to avoid floods and quickly checked households in dangerous areas, agreeing on an evacuation plan" - Ms. Trieu Thi May - Secretary of the Party Cell of It Noc village shared.
Despite propaganda in many forms, people are still not assured, so the Party Cell Secretary, Village Chief and Disaster Prevention Team directly go to check each safety point and carefully review the surrounding area to forecast risks.
Thanks to that, on the afternoon of September 29, before the storm caused by the circulation of storm No. 10 hit, all the people had gone to a safe shelter.
After the natural disaster, despite much property loss, the people of It Noc village breathed a sigh of relief because there were no human casualties.
Traffic was cut off, communication was interrupted, and rescue vehicles could not enter, but in times of difficulty, human love shone brighter than ever.
Ms. Trieu Thi Nghinh's house at the beginning of the village was severely affected when on the left side of the house, the stream was raging, carrying a huge amount of rock and soil that overflowed the banks, causing the first floor to be deeply submerged in mud.
When the water receded, the house was a mess. Without anyone telling them to, everyone in the village did their own thing, some shoveled mud, some cleaned things, some cleared the water for several days to help the family stabilize their lives soon.
Ms. Nghinh emotionally shared: “Everyone in the village suffered due to natural disasters, but they still came to help my family. I don’t know what to say other than my sincere thanks.”
Like Ms. Nghinh, Mr. Trieu Ta Chieu's family at the end of the village had their slope collapsed, mud and soil flowing from behind to the front of their house.
The rain stopped and more than 20 households quickly came to help the family overcome the consequences of the natural disaster.
Mr. Chieu emotionally shared: “I am truly touched, in times of trouble, people do not think of themselves, only think of the existing difficulties and help each other. My family really appreciates the help of the people.”
Hearing the news of the disaster in the village, the It Noc people who were working far away could not sit still. Mr. Ban Phuc Quy was one of them.
Working in Sa Pa, as soon as he heard the news, Mr. Quy quickly asked for leave to return home to help his fellow villagers. Upon arriving in the village, Mr. Quy immediately joined hands with the villagers to overcome the consequences of the natural disaster.
On October 3, Mr. Quy and the Van Ban Regional Electricity Team rebuilt the electric pole and restored the damaged power line. Unfortunately, while working, a pole fell on his hand and he was seriously injured, but the important thing was that the electricity in the village was restored that same afternoon.
Looking at the lights coming back on, Mr. Quy happily said: "For me, returning to normal life with my relatives and the villagers is the important thing."
After being injured and unable to do heavy work, Mr. Quy chose to help cook for people at the school, where people were taking temporary shelter.
By the red fire, Mr. Quy and his sisters in the village cook together to bring hot, nutritious meals to the villagers.
Children chattered as they helped adults pick vegetables, wash rice, and arrange the trays; everyone contributed whatever food they had left. Everyone gathered around a common meal to get through the difficult days.
The family of Ms. Phung Thi Nhin, whose house completely collapsed at the beginning of the village, is also temporarily staying at the school.
These days, putting aside the hustle and bustle of family work, members of Ms. Nhinh's family actively help people overcome the consequences of natural disasters.
Ms. Nhin herself is very active with the locals in preparing meals for people at the shelter: “As long as there are people, there is property. At this time, the love of the village is more precious than anything else,” Ms. Nhin shared.
When asked what makes people so calm and proactive, Ms. Trieu Thi May - Secretary of the Party Cell of It Noc village just smiled: "Because we understand that natural disasters are unavoidable, but if we unite and prepare well, the damage will be greatly reduced. In It Noc, everyone loves each other like family members, that is the greatest strength that helps us stay strong in natural disasters."
In the following days, when the Party Committee and the authorities of Van Ban commune approached It Noc village, they mobilized social resources to provide many necessities to the villagers. When the necessities were gathered at It Noc school, the village Party Secretary clearly directed that they must be used economically and reasonably to avoid waste, because another storm was coming.
Not only stopping at overcoming the consequences, the village Party Cell directed people to proactively reinforce their houses, build embankments, clean up trash on streams to drain water, and be ready to respond to storm No. 11, which is forecast to be as strong as storm No. 10. The spirit of "the storm is not over, people's hearts are not weak" spread among each person.
Comrade Nguyen Anh Chuyen - Secretary of the Party Committee of Van Ban commune praised and highly appreciated the initiative of It Noc village in preventing and fighting natural disasters.
Talking to key officials of It Noc village, he emphasized: “Solidarity and the spirit of “4 on-the-spot” are very important for It Noc to overcome difficulties without any loss of life. Officials, party members and people of It Noc village need to continue to maintain their spirit to overcome the upcoming storm.”
Despite "storm upon storm", the people of It Noc village believe that the spirit of solidarity, humanity and neighborly love will be the important strength and internal force for the locality to overcome natural disasters in the coming time.
Source: https://baolaocai.vn/it-noc-vung-vang-trong-thien-tai-post883790.html
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