"Diving" in mud after the flood.

People in Con Cuong gather to clear mud after the flood.

Around 1:30 PM, the water level in the Vuc Bong strait receded. Reporters from SGGP newspaper crossed the strait to reach the upstream communes. However, only a section of road in the town of Con Cuong (formerly) was dry; the rest of the route was a "maze" of mud, making it very difficult to turn back.

Video: Mud and debris after the flood

Attempting to navigate the muddy road to reach Khe Bo, Tuong Duong, they were unsuccessful. Along the way, motorbikes, despite moving very slowly, kept falling over. Meanwhile, cars had to follow closely behind, because even a slight deviation would send them tumbling into the river or ditch.

Upon reaching the Khe Thoi area (Chau Khe commune), thanks to an open space, many vehicles turned back, while some that had mistakenly gone further up the road had to form a long queue. The journey, only about 6km long, took over an hour.

Along the road through Tien Thanh and Quyet Tien villages (Con Cuong commune), people, houses, and trees are covered in mud. The entire road now looks like it's made of mud. Damaged belongings are scattered everywhere.

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The residents hurriedly cleared the mud, their faces weary and covered in grime. Because there was no electricity, people could only use buckets and rudimentary tools like brooms and shovels to remove the mud. Authorities also mobilized excavators to help, but with the sheer volume of mud, both human and machine power seemed insufficient to keep up before it thickened. Military and police forces were also deployed to assist the residents.

Mr. Nguyen Huu Hong (from Quyet Tien village) is shoveling mud with his relatives, moving belongings soaked in mud out of his house. Mr. Hong sighed: “I’ve never been so exhausted by a flood as this time. All our belongings are damaged and lost. Even now, there’s no electricity. The well water is completely filled with mud and unusable.”

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