Flood victims panic over false information about Ban Ve Hydropower Dam collapse

“The information about the Ban Ve Hydropower Dam breaking that spread this afternoon (July 27) is false and inaccurate information,” Mr. Nguyen Quang Hai, Deputy Head of Administration and Labor Department of Ban Ve Hydropower Company, affirmed.

Earlier, at around 4:30 p.m. this afternoon (July 27), information about the dam break of Nghe An's largest hydroelectric plant spread to many flood-prone communes in Nghe An , causing thousands of people to panic and flee to highlands for shelter. Many roads in Tuong Duong commune (former Tuong Duong district) were blocked by people running out in a state of anxiety and confusion.

People in the flooded area of Nghe An panicked because of the news of the Ban Ve Hydropower Dam breaking. Photo: KT

Mr. Nguyen Quang Hai, Deputy Head of Administration and Labor Department of Ban Ve Hydropower Company informed that Ban Ve Hydropower Plant is currently very safe, with no problems. As of 5:00 p.m. on July 27, the water flow into the lake was about 1,200 m3/s, the water flow discharged through the spillway and generators was less than 1,200 m3/s, much lower than the highest discharge flow during this flood of 42,000 m3/s.

Mr. Hai suggested that the authorities need to investigate and strictly handle this false information.

Some images of people worried and scared looking for shelter:

According to VOV

Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/nguoi-dan-vung-lu-hoang-loan-vi-thong-tin-that-thiet-vo-dap-thuy-dien-ban-ve-256237.htm