Due to complicated flood situation, Hue City continues to let students stay home from school.

On the afternoon of November 2, the Department of Education and Training of Hue City issued a document informing students to stay home from school to avoid flooding.

The announcement stated that the current flood situation is complicated, the water level in rivers continues to rise, to ensure the safety of teachers and students, the Department of Education and Training of Hue City requested schools and educational institutions to continue to let students stay home on Monday (November 3).

For some schools in mountainous areas that are not flooded, the Department of Education and Training assigned principals and leaders of schools and educational institutions to proactively decide on organizing teaching and learning according to the curriculum and report to the direct management agency according to regulations.

Floods on rivers rise, Hue faces high risk of "flood on flood".

On the same day, the Military Command of Long Quang Commune (Hue City) said that a large crack, more than 1 meter wide and about 50 meters long, appeared on a hill in K Long village. Notably, this area is experiencing very heavy rain, making the risk of landslides very high.

Faced with the emergency, the local government and militia of Long Quang commune immediately organized the evacuation of 6 households with 21 people to a safe place.

Currently, the authorities continue to block people from passing through the above area to ensure the safety of life and property.

A hill in Long Quang commune (Hue city) cracked more than 1 meter wide, forcing authorities to urgently evacuate 21 residents.

Previously, the Hue City Civil Defense Command issued a warning about a new flood due to exceptionally heavy rain in the upstream. It is forecasted that in the afternoon and night of November 2, the water level on the Huong River and the Bo River will increase rapidly, approaching alert level 3.

According to the Hue City Civil Defense Command, in the past 6 hours, the upstream area of Ta Trach Lake (including Long Quang, Nam Dong, Khe Tre, Loc An, Phu Loc, Thuong Nhat communes) has had very heavy and extremely heavy rain. Total rainfall is commonly from 200-300 mm.

This agency forecasts that in the next 3-6 hours, the rain will spread to the entire Hue city, but this upstream area will continue to have especially heavy rain.

NGUYEN VUONG

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