Scarcity and difficulty in transporting gasoline and oil
Our group of reporters from Nghe An Newspaper, Radio and Television, along with the authorities from My Ly and Nhon Mai communes, entered the 21 isolated villages in Nhon Mai commune on July 29. The only means of access was a motorboat, which traveled along the Nam Non River for about 3 hours. On the way, the boat had to stop to handle "incidents" 3 times, and each time the amount of oil quickly decreased.
Mr. Vi Van Ngo - the boat driver said, normally the boat only runs one trip a day. However, due to the urgent situation of relief for the people, these days the boat runs two trips a day, and the crew only gets a break at 9-10 pm. But the biggest worry is the lack of gasoline and oil to run the engine.
“We came back late last night and left this morning without any spare fuel. Luckily, we only ran out of fuel when we were near the dock and had the support of our colleagues. Moreover, gasoline and oil are scarce. We don’t have much to buy, so we have to wait for the government’s allocation and transportation from other places,” Ngo said.
Also on the rescue boat, Lieutenant Colonel Lo Tu Tai - Chief of Nhon Mai Commune Police also confirmed that currently, gasoline and oil sources are very scarce because the supply system in My Ly and Nhon Mai communes is damaged and cannot operate. Therefore, the rescue work in isolated areas can only be done by river, the boats travel 3-6 hours/trip and must have enough fuel to be able to run.
Mr. Luong Van Trung in Nhon Mai village, Nhon Mai border commune, a local who specializes in boating to transport goods on the Nam Non river, said that for the past week, boat drivers like him in Nhon Mai and My Ly communes have been working at full capacity, trying their best to join the locality, military forces, and police to rescue isolated people.
Efforts to support compatriots
The weather in My Ly and Nhon Mai communes in the past few days has been alternating between rain and sunshine, greatly affecting the health and relief work of the community. At noon on July 30, under the scorching sun, it was already 12 noon, but the transportation of gasoline and oil to serve the flood-affected areas to run generators, and the boats transporting relief goods were still being carried out.
At the flood epicenter of Nhon Mai, as of this morning (July 31), where 21 villages are still isolated, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Van Thuong - Political Commissar of Nhon Mai Border Guard Station said that the locality is currently in dire need of gasoline and oil to run generators and water purifiers to serve the relief work. For more than a week, the power grid and water pipes in Nhon Mai commune have been broken and completely cut off by floods. All machines must rely on gasoline and oil to operate.
“Our Border Guard Station has a clean water filtration system to serve the people, but it only runs for a few hours a day due to lack of fuel. This morning (July 31), a benefactor understood this situation and sponsored 4 million VND (equivalent to 200 liters of fuel) to operate the water filtration system and generator to serve the people,” said Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Van Thuong.
At the headquarters of the Nhon Mai Commune People's Committee, Mr. Le Hong Thai - Chairman of the Commune People's Committee said that the commune headquarters was severely damaged after the flood, the electricity and water systems were completely cut off. To maintain all activities of the commune, all rely on generator power and relief water. Therefore, the supply of gasoline and oil is very important.
Source: https://baonghean.vn/khan-hiem-xang-dau-phuc-vu-cuu-tro-nguoi-dan-vung-lu-mien-tay-nghe-an-10303569.html
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