Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Phan The Tuan inspected flood response work in Yen Dinh and Tuan Dao communes.

BAC NINH - In response to the impact of floods on highland communes, on the morning of August 21, Mr. Phan The Tuan, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province, inspected and directed the response to natural disasters in Yen Dinh and Tuan Dao communes. Accompanying him were leaders of the Department of Agriculture and Environment.

In Yen Dinh commune, comrade Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of the Commune People's Committee, said that according to a quick survey this morning, some low-lying villages such as Dong Chu, Khe Tau, and Roc Nay were flooded; about 20 households were isolated.

Comrade Phan The Tuan grasps the damage caused by floods in Yen Dinh commune.

In order to ensure the safety of people and property, from early morning, the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Control and Search and Rescue of Yen Dinh commune urgently directed local forces to support households in evacuating people and property to higher locations. At flooded underground points, local authorities directed functional forces to place barriers, fences, and assign guards, absolutely not allowing people to move through dangerous areas.

A flooded spot on Highway 31, Bien Giua village, Bien Dong commune.

Regarding traffic, in Yen Dinh commune, there were 4 large landslides and 5 small landslides on National Highway 31. Immediately upon receiving the information, the commune deployed functional forces to regulate traffic. Military forces, police and other local forces were mobilized to be present promptly with machinery such as: excavators, cranes, hand saws... to organize the leveling of rocks and soil, and cut down fallen trees on the road.

Leaders of the Department of Agriculture and Environment inspected the landslide at Km62 on National Highway 31, Ba Leu village, Bien Dong commune.

With the active participation of the forces, by around 9 am, traffic through the area was basically flowing. However, local authorities warned people to limit travel through this area to prevent and avoid dangerous situations that may occur.

Through the inspection, comrade Phan The Tuan highly appreciated the direction and implementation of initial measures to overcome and handle the incidents caused by floods by the leaders of Yen Dinh commune. Thereby, contributing to ensuring smooth traffic. He requested the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Control and Search and Rescue of the commune to continue to review, closely monitor the situation, mobilize all resources to urgently overcome landslides; ensure safety of people and property. In the immediate future, it is necessary to direct the villages to ensure temporary living conditions for people in isolated areas; regularly connect with the management boards of villages, communes and other information channels to grasp weather developments in the area, proactively respond to dangerous situations.

Landslide point in Goc Gao village, Yen Dinh commune.

In Ngheo village, Tuan Dao commune, this morning, a household had its house damaged by rocks and soil falling on it; a lot of rocks and soil from the mountain slid down onto Highway 291, causing traffic congestion. Currently, the rain has stopped in the area. Local authorities are focusing on measures to overcome the incident; the damage has not yet been estimated.

Ngheo village, Tuan Dao commune was affected by floods.

Comrade Phan The Tuan shared with the Party Committee, government and local people the difficulties caused by floods. He requested the functional forces to coordinate with the locality to urgently mobilize machinery and equipment to clear landslides as quickly as possible on Provincial Road 291, creating favorable conditions for people and vehicles to circulate. At the same time, timely solutions must be provided to support people to overcome damage to housing, agricultural production, irrigation, and soon stabilize their lives after the floods.

News and photos: Economic Reporter Group

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