Lam Dong: Soldiers work overnight to evacuate people from flooded areas

On December 5, Hoa Minh Border Guard Station, under the Lam Dong Provincial Border Guard Command, said it had completed the evacuation of a series of households in flooded areas to safety.

Previously, from the afternoon of December 4, floodwaters from upstream rushed in and water from the Luy River overflowed into a series of residential areas in Thanh Giang, Song Thanh neighborhoods and Phu Thuy village (Phan Ri Cua commune, Lam Dong province), inundating dozens of people's houses.

Soldiers from Hoa Minh Border Guard Station went to each family in the flooded area to help evacuate to safety.

Upon receiving the news, Hoa Minh Border Guard Station mobilized dozens of soldiers and coordinated with local authorities to help evacuate households to safety.

At the same time, the organization moved many assets, reducing damage to people in flood areas.

Soldiers assisted in evacuating people and many properties.

In the early morning of December 5, dozens of households in flooded areas were safely evacuated and temporarily took shelter at Vo Thi Sau Secondary School (Phan Ri Cua commune).

Video : Many sections of National Highway 1 through Lam Dong are deeply flooded. By: TIEN THANG

From the evening of December 4 to this morning, December 5, functional forces and authorities of communes and wards of Lam Dong province such as Ham Thang, Hong Son, and Song Luy continued to organize blockades on many sections of National Highway 1 due to severe flooding.

At the northern roundabout, National Highway 1 through Ham Thang ward, authorities blocked and prohibited vehicles from passing because floodwaters continued to rise.

According to records, National Highway 1 through Ben Loi Bridge (Ham Thang Ward) has 2 flooded points, the deepest section is nearly 1 meter deep, vehicles cannot move. The authorities have guided vehicles to move through Road 706B (Vo Nguyen Giap Street) to circulate.

National Highway 1 through Ham Thang ward (Ben Loi bridge) is deeply flooded. Photo: NGUYEN TIEN

As for the section of National Highway 1 through Hong Son commune (Gop intersection), floodwaters have risen from December 4 until now (10:00 a.m. December 5), causing the area to be deeply flooded, and vehicles must also move through the coastal bypass.

Similarly, floodwater from upstream poured onto National Highway 1 through Song Luy commune, causing local flooding.

Authorities blocked many locations on National Highway 1 through Lam Dong province. Photo: NGUYEN TIEN

To ensure traffic on National Highway 1 through Lam Dong province, authorities recommend that when vehicles travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Khanh Hoa , when reaching the northern roundabout (Ham Thang ward), they should follow Ton Duc Thang street, turn onto Tran Hung Dao street and then onto Mui Ne coastal road to avoid flooding.

Many relief vehicles for the people of Central Vietnam were stuck and unable to move. Photo: NGUYEN TIEN

In the opposite direction, vehicles should move along the Hoa Thang - Hoa Phu coastal bypass, then enter road 706B and then return to Highway 1 towards Ho Chi Minh City.

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/lam-dong-bo-doi-xuyen-dem-di-doi-dan-vung-ngap-sau-post827007.html