Elite forces of Ho Chi Minh City braved the pouring rain to clean up trees in Hanoi
Báo Dân trí•12/09/2024
(Dan Tri) - On September 11, Hanoi was raining heavily but dozens of elite workers of the Ho Chi Minh City Green Tree Park Company were still working hard to deal with broken and fallen trees in Hanoi .
After storm No. 3 (international name Yagi) made landfall in the North, 48 employees of the Ho Chi Minh City Green Parks and Trees One Member Limited Liability Company immediately went to Hanoi and Hai Phong to support the recovery from the storm. Mr. Nguyen Doan Hai, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Green Parks and Trees One Member Limited Liability Company, said that the unit sent 22 employees to handle broken and fallen trees in Hanoi, and 26 employees were assigned to Hai Phong . At 8:00 a.m. on September 11, Hanoi was in heavy rain. Officers and employees of the Ho Chi Minh City Green Tree Company Limited, wearing raincoats, were present at the Cu Chinh Lan - Truong Chinh intersection (Thanh Xuan district) to cut down a tree over 30m high that had been knocked down by storm Yagi into a house. Because the fallen tree was tall, large, and had luxuriant branches and leaves, the felling was carefully observed and evaluated by workers to ensure safety for people and vehicles. Mr. Nguyen Doan Hai assessed that Typhoon Yagi caused heavy damage to trees in Hanoi. Trees were broken and felled all over the streets and roads of the capital. The workers who handle fallen trees after Typhoon Yagi in Hanoi are all experienced and in good health. "Our work usually ends late at night, so we must be in good health to be able to work continuously," Mr. Hai shared. Mr. Nguyen Hoang Hiep, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development , said that in addition to human and property losses, Typhoon Yagi also caused great damage to trees. In Hanoi, according to statistics, more than 24,000 trees had broken branches and were uprooted, accounting for about 10% of the total number of trees in the city. Among them, there were many ancient trees, hundreds of years old. The fallen tree at the Cu Chinh Lan - Truong Chinh intersection was tall and large, with part of the tree trunk leaning against a house, so workers had to cut each branch to ensure safety. Mr. Hai acknowledged that after Typhoon Yagi, trees in Hanoi fell and were scattered, causing power outages and traffic jams on many roads, especially in the Old Quarter (Ba Dinh and Hoan Kiem districts). Therefore, the unit prioritized handling fallen trees that caused unsafety for people and obstructed traffic. "The number of broken and fallen trees in Hanoi is so large that our work will last until we finish handling them throughout the city," said Mr. Le Tuan Kiet, Deputy Director of Green Park 2 Enterprise (under Ho Chi Minh City Green Tree Company Limited). Workers check and refuel the chainsaw after more than 4 hours of continuous operation. To ensure the safety of road users, every time a tree branch is lowered, workers will temporarily stop all traffic, this usually lasts 2-3 minutes/time. Mr. Hai assessed that Hanoi has many small, narrow roads and streets but has relatively large trees, so when the tree breaks or falls on houses or architectural works, it is difficult to handle. Specifically, the handling process must ensure both the safety of people and the integrity of the works. In particular, it is also necessary to pay attention to ensuring the safety of workers as well as road users.
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