On September 9th, the Quang Ninh Provincial Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue, and Civil Defense issued a quick report on the incident at the Ha Thanh irrigation project in Tien Yen district.
Accordingly, due to the influence of the circulation of typhoon No. 3, Tien Yen district experienced heavy rainfall. The total rainfall from September 6th to 9:00 AM on September 9th was 166.8mm (data from the Quang Ninh Provincial Meteorological and Hydrological Station).
A dam breach in Donghai caused a massive flood, inundating three villages.
Due to the rain, a 50-meter section of the earthen embankment on the left side of the Ha Thanh irrigation project (Dong Hai commune) broke, affecting approximately 400 households in three villages: Ha Trang Dong, Ha Trang Tay, and Na Bac; about 100 hectares of crops were flooded. The water level reached 1-1.5 meters.
The People's Committee of Tien Yen district relocated affected households to safe areas starting from the morning of September 9th, with no casualties reported.
It is understood that this structure is not a reservoir, but merely a dam on the river, so the amount of water stored is not large and the water level is currently receding. However, rescue forces have not yet been able to reach the site of the incident. A team from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has arrived at the scene and is waiting for the water to recede before accessing the breached dam.
Reportedly, due to the influence of Typhoon Yagi's circulation, Quang Ninh province has experienced heavy rainfall in recent days, causing water levels in rivers and reservoirs to rise.
During the night of September 8th and the morning of September 9th, heavy to very heavy rain fell in the mountainous areas of Northern Vietnam. Rainfall amounts from 7 PM on September 8th to 8 AM on September 9th exceeded 200mm in some areas, such as Tan Phuong (Yen Bai) 324.2mm, Yen Do (Thai Nguyen) 281.6mm, Viet Tien (Lao Cai) 243.4mm, and Nam Dan (Ha Giang) 230.4mm…
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