Floods destroy and bury many houses in Nghe An border district

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In recent days, heavy rain has occurred in Chieu Luu commune, Ky Son district, causing water from streams to overflow, flooding and causing serious damage to people in this commune (Photo: Ngoc Hoa).

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Mr. La Van Tay, Secretary of the Party Committee of Chieu Luu commune, said that San Sang hill area, Pieng Ngum village and Xieng Thu village of the commune suffered serious landslides.

"This section of the road keeps collapsing and causing blockages because there is a constant stream of water flowing on the hill, so every time it rains, there are serious landslides," said Mr. Tay (Photo: La Tay).

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According to Mr. Tay, the amount of landslides forced Mr. La Van Chien and La Van On, Xieng Thu village, Chieu Luu commune, to evacuate their houses (Photo: La Tay).

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The flood caused the newly built house of Mr. Luong Van Muon's family in Hong Tien village, Chieu Luu commune to be in danger of completely collapsing. Currently, part of the house's foundation has been washed away by floodwaters. The commune's functional forces have come to evacuate furniture, property and people to a safe place (Photo: La Tay).

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The amount of water pouring in from upstream caused many rice fields in Chieu Luu commune to be completely damaged (Photo: La Tay).

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The house of gratitude of Mr. and Mrs. Luong Van Cam, Hong Tien village was severely affected and had to be dismantled and relocated. Currently, Mr. Cam cannot live in the house due to damage caused by floodwaters (Photo: La Tay).

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The flood also caused Huu Kiem Kindergarten (Khe Ty village), Huu Kiem commune, Ky Son district, to be flooded, bringing mud and soil, damaging the school's equipment, lawn, and toys.

Floodwaters also collapsed 30m of the fence of Chieu Luu 2 Kindergarten, mud flooded into the school yard and classrooms, damaging a number of items, equipment, and property.

Chieu Luu 2 Primary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities was flooded, damaging a number of items, equipment and property (Photo: Ngoc Hoa).

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The Xieng Thu - Bao Thang road continues to have landslides in some locations, causing damage to the culvert across the road in Bao Thang commune; the section passing through Luu Hoa village, Chieu Luu commune has landslides that are at risk of breaking the road about 70m long (Photo: La Tay).

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Floods have damaged and lost 54 houses in the entire Ky Son district (Photo: La Tay).

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Floods in communes such as Chieu Luu, Huu Kiem, Bao Thang... of Ky Son district caused damage to many cows, pigs, chickens, ponds, rice fields... estimated at about 9.1 billion VND (Photo: La Tay).