Urgent support for people to overcome natural disasters

DTO - The storm in the early morning of July 23, 2025 caused damage to hundreds of houses in My Ngai ward, Ba Sao commune..., many people were injured, many families suddenly fell into the situation of "sleeping on the ground". This is a warning about extreme weather phenomena affecting the safety of people's lives and property during the rainy and stormy season.

The house in Hamlet 16, My Ngai Ward was swept away in the tornado in the early morning of July 23, leaving only the foundation and furniture in ruins.

Suddenly found himself homeless

Trees were uprooted, stripped of leaves, broken, houses had their roofs blown off, collapsed completely, corrugated iron sheets flew up and got tangled in electric wires, some houses had only the foundation and rubble left, that was the image of many families in Hamlets 12, 14, 15, 16 (My Ngai Ward) and Ba Sao Commune after the tornado in the early morning of July 23. In addition, some people were injured by objects flying in the tornado.

Still in shock after the tornado that occurred in the early morning of July 23, Ms. Do Thi Hang Nhi (40 years old, residing in Hamlet 16, My Ngai Ward) recounted the terrifying moment: “I was sleeping when I heard the wind howling. I had just sat up when the tornado hit, blowing away the entire house. The corrugated iron roof flew out into the field. I was thrown to one side. I am 7 months pregnant, luckily I only suffered minor scratches, not affecting the fetus.”

According to Nhi, she and her husband saved up to have a house for more than a year, with a tiled floor, iron frame, and corrugated iron roof. Her husband works as a bricklayer, and she sews clothes at home. “Now the house is gone, and the sewing machine and customers’ fabrics were also blown away by the wind. My relatives, neighbors, and local authorities have helped me set up a temporary shelter. I am very worried about my due date. I don’t know how my family will survive in the future...” - Nhi choked up as she shared.

Not far away, the family of Mr. Ha Van Tuan (52 years old, living in Ba Sao commune) also found themselves homeless in an instant. Mr. Tuan recounted in shock: “My family has 4 people including me, my grandchild and my daughter and her husband. At around 4am, I heard the wind whistling on the roof. I sat up, walked out and called my child. Before I could finish saying: “Son, wake up, I hear strange wind and rain”, the tornado had blown away the entire house. I was thrown off my feet, my head was bleeding profusely. My relatives promptly took me to the hospital for emergency treatment.”

The roof of a house was blown off by a tornado and got stuck on the electric wire.

Mr. Tuan's family lives by working as hired laborers. All of their assets were swept away by the storm in the blink of an eye. Next to Mr. Tuan's house, the tiled house of Mrs. Vo Thi Day (born in 1981) also had its entire roof blown away by the storm, leaving only the house frame. Sitting silently in front of the ruins, Mrs. Day said: My husband and I just renovated the house to make it more spacious, planning to live in peace until old age. Unexpectedly, after just one storm, the family fell into difficult circumstances.

According to a quick report from the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Dong Thap province on the damage caused by rain and thunderstorms from 4:00 p.m. on July 22 to 10:30 a.m. on July 23, heavy rain and thunderstorms occurred in the communes of Thanh My, Doc Binh Kieu, Tan Phu, Ba Sao, Thap Muoi and My Ngai ward. Specifically, thunderstorms collapsed 44 houses (including 30 in Ba Sao commune, 1 in Thap Muoi commune and 13 in My Ngai ward); blew off the roofs of 243 houses (including 9 in Thanh My commune, 12 in Doc Binh Kieu commune, 1 in Tan Phu commune, 124 in Ba Sao commune, 2 in Thap Muoi commune and 95 in My Ngai ward); injured 17 people (8 in Ba Sao commune, 9 in My Ngai ward).

A house of a resident in My Ngai ward was damaged in a tornado on the morning of July 23.

Join hands to support people to overcome natural disasters

Immediately after the natural disaster, the People's Committees of the above communes and wards have implemented many measures, arranged forces to support people to repair houses damaged by storms; trimmed fallen trees along the roadside to facilitate people's travel through the area. The People's Committees of the communes and wards are continuing to verify, count and prepare documents to support damage according to regulations.

In My Ngai Ward, on July 23, 2025, after receiving the news, the Ward People's Committee deployed forces to be on duty at the scene, reviewed and counted the circumstances and damages of each household to support the recovery. Soldiers from the Dong Thap Port Border Guard Station, the Provincial Border Guard Command; Infantry Regiment 320, the Provincial Military Command; cadres, civil servants, militia, union members, and youth in the ward were present in time to help people move items such as corrugated iron, trees, and tiles that were damaged by the storm, and provided first aid for the injured.

Authorities help people overcome the consequences caused by storms and tornadoes.

Captain Bui Ngoc Thuong - Deputy Head of the Professional Station ( Dong Thap Port Border Station, Provincial Border Guard Command) said: “At around 8 am the same day, the unit received information from the local authorities that they needed to support people in overcoming natural disasters. We arranged and deployed forces to move objects that had fallen and broken due to storms or heavy objects, or were hanging high up. Through the implementation of the task, we saw that most of the houses had their roofs blown off, some houses only had foundations left, and the damage was very severe. Many benefactors enthusiastically supported gloves, rice, and drinking water to help the soldiers carry out their tasks smoothly.”

Not only the authorities, but also local people and relatives of households whose houses were damaged by the storm came to help. Young people did heavy work such as clearing fallen trees and objects, building temporary houses or re-roofing houses; women helped cook rice and prepare drinking water. While carrying corrugated iron sheets to re-roof the house of Mr. Nguyen Van Khuan, residing in Hamlet 16, My Ngai Ward, Mr. Ho Thanh Phong (born in 1979), residing in Phong My Commune, said: “I heard that my friend's house had its roof blown off, so I came to carry furniture to move and carry corrugated iron sheets to re-roof the house. I hope to contribute a little to help my friend and the people in this area repair their houses and soon stabilize their lives.”

Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment Nguyen Duc Thinh (third from left) visits people in Ba Sao commune whose houses were damaged in the tornado on the morning of July 23.

On the afternoon of July 23, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment Nguyen Duc Thinh went to Ba Sao commune, My Ngai ward to visit and encourage people whose houses were damaged by storms and tornadoes. Mr. Nguyen Duc Thinh surveyed the storm-affected areas, visited and encouraged households whose houses collapsed or had their roofs blown off, and visited the forces on duty to help people repair their houses, move furniture, and cut down fallen trees... At the same time, he requested that localities continue to monitor the situation of people whose houses were damaged by storms and tornadoes; promptly deploy many plans to support people to reinforce and repair their houses and soon stabilize their lives.

In addition, in order to provide timely support to the people, the People's Committee of Ba Sao Commune and My Ngai Ward coordinated with the Fatherland Front Committee and socio-political organizations to urgently mobilize donations of rice and necessities to support households, contributing to reducing immediate difficulties and soon stabilizing their lives.

MY XUYEN

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