Flood water exceeds alert level 3, many places in Lang Son are submerged in water

Over the past two days, Lang Son has had prolonged heavy rain, floodwaters from upstream and the collapse of the Bac Khe 1 hydroelectric dam, causing many places to be submerged in water.

That Khe Commune, Lang Son submerged in muddy floodwater - Photo: NONG QUOC TRONG

On the afternoon of October 7, the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Lang Son province said that heavy rain had caused flooding in some places in the province.

At 5:00 p.m., at Ky Cung River, Lang Son station recorded the water level at 251.41m (0.59m below alarm level 1).

On the Trung River at Huu Lung station, the water level is about 2.61m above alert level 3. And on the Bac Giang River at Van Mich station, the water level is about 5.25m above alert level 3.

In the next 6-12 hours, flood water on the Trung River will continue to rise rapidly, around alert level 3. It is expected that this evening, the Bac Giang River will peak and remain above alert level 3.

The Civil Defense Command of communes and wards in Lang Son is mobilizing forces to support people affected by floods, putting up warning signs in dangerous areas, and evacuating people to safety - Photo: NONG QUOC TRONG

Mr. Nong Quoc Trong (residing in That Khe commune) said that due to the flood, his whole family had to evacuate, leaving him alone to look after the property. He just hopes the rain will stop because the water level is continuing to rise - Photo: NONG QUOC TRONG

People in Lang Son carry their belongings through the thick muddy floodwaters - Photo: Social Network

On the same evening, the National Civil Defense Steering Committee provided additional information on the collapse of the Bac Khe 1 hydroelectric dam (Tan Tien commune, Lang Son). Accordingly, the incident occurred at around 1:30 p.m. the same day, with the breach measuring approximately 5 meters long.

With a reservoir capacity of about 4.3 million m3 ^of water, to ensure safety for people downstream, the locality has evacuated more than 100 people to shelters.

On the same day, a working delegation of the committee led by Mr. Pham Hai Chau - Deputy Chief of Office of the committee - arrived at the scene to direct response and overcome the consequences.

Vice Chairman of Lang Son Provincial People's Committee Doan Thanh Son (top row, second from right) directed the overcoming of consequences caused by floods on October 7. Afterwards, he went to the scene to direct the handling of the incident of the collapse of Bac Khe 1 hydropower dam - Photo: BICH DIEP

According to Lang Son Provincial Police, after the Bac Khe 1 hydroelectric dam broke, the authorities deployed all forces to respond and bring people to safety - Photo: Lang Son Provincial Police

In the communes of Van Nham, That Khe, Bac Son, Huu Lung, Binh Gia, Vu Le, Chien Thang, Yen Binh, Vu Lang, the local police were present in the deeply flooded areas, at risk of landslides, to work with the authorities to bring property, livestock and people to shelters - Photo: Lang Son Provincial Police

Quoc Viet Commune Police (Lang Son Provincial Police) took a newborn baby over 1 month old and a pregnant woman out of the isolated area - Photo: Lang Son Provincial Police

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