University in Thai Nguyen talks about information 'preventing rescue team from supplying food to students'

A student expressed his indignation: “The University of Education - Thai Nguyen University is flooded like a sea, students are isolated without electricity, without water, and have to suffer from food and drink. However, the dormitory prohibits the relief team from entering, while still selling each meal to students for 30,000 VND.” The school’s refusal of the relief team has led students to believe that the dormitory management board did so so that the cafeteria can still sell meals for 30,000 VND.

Some other students complained that the dormitory management summoned students who normally lived on the first floor back to clean their rooms right after the floodwaters receded on the morning of October 9.

Deep flood water at the dormitory of Thai Nguyen University of Education.

This information, after being posted on social networks, has attracted the attention of many people. Many people expressed their indignation and considered it inhumane if these events were true in the context of people in Thai Nguyen struggling to "sink" in the sea of water.

Speaking with VietNamNet reporter on the evening of October 9, a representative of the leadership of Thai Nguyen University of Education said that after the entire Thai Nguyen province was flooded, on October 8, a group of volunteers introduced themselves as a volunteer group and entered the school dormitory area and said they wanted to donate 100 meals.

“Because this group did not contact the school beforehand, they came in and expressed their desire to distribute meals. At that time, the officer in charge of managing the dormitory replied that this matter had to be approved by the school's board of directors. Because this teacher's position and personality could not be decided due to concerns about food safety, even the possibility of poisoning students. After not being able to contact me, this officer refused to accept this large number of meals,” the school leader shared.

The first floor of the dormitory of Thai Nguyen University of Education was devastated after the flood.

This person added that the images of ropes stretched across the dormitory yard that students shared on social media to prevent relief teams from entering are not true.

“The rope is usually strung up and fixed at one end inside the dormitory, the other end at the base of a tree in the yard so that when the raft carries students from a far away dormitory, it can be used as a towing point, meaning that the students can hold on to it and not be pushed by the water current. And the same goes for bringing food or students in. It also serves as a warning to vehicles not to enter flooded areas,” he explained.

According to the school representative, the rope was not intended to block the relief teams.

Regarding the summoning of all students on the first floor to clean their rooms after the flood, this person said that the school mobilized the spirit of joining hands to overcome the flood. “The dormitory management staff said that they reminded students to stay in the dormitory to clean their rooms and belongings after the flood. Because if left for a long time, the mud will harden in the rooms and belongings. And if they do not clean, when they return to school to start studying again, they will not be able to stay because the mud is up to their knees. If they do not clean, who will clean their rooms for them?” this person said.

The school representative said that in fact, this morning, October 9, after the floodwaters had receded, most of the students had cleaned up the dormitories together. Many students even volunteered to clean the houses and work areas of the lecturers.

“On the first floor, there are about 12 rooms, but according to statistics, there are about 3 rooms that students did not stay to clean. The total building has 14 rooms that students did not stay to clean,” this person informed.

School students clean up after the flood.

This person said that before, when the water rose, the school informed the students on the first floor to move to the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th floors to temporarily stay with their friends.

“On the morning of October 7, I went directly to the dormitory and to the rooms to remind students to pack up their belongings because of the possibility of a storm and flooding. I also reminded the dormitory staff and floor managers about this.”

A school representative said the school does not agree with students asking friends to break into their rooms to clean if they have not returned yet. “Because there are many personal belongings, documents, and belongings in the room. We only allow students to unlock the room and then clean it for us. Because if later on, personal property or documents are lost and the student demands compensation, what then?”, he said.

A representative of Thai Nguyen University of Education said that yesterday, October 8, the school also proactively ordered free meals for students in the kitchen at maximum capacity. However, the dormitory cafeteria could only serve 600 meals. Volunteer groups also registered to support the school with 200 more meals along with cakes, sugar, milk, etc. "We also ordered more cakes and brought them to the foot of the stairs for students to pick up. Today, we continued to order more free meals. It's not that there is no support for students," he said.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/truong-dh-noi-ve-thong-tin-ngan-doan-cuu-ho-tiep-te-do-an-cho-sinh-vien-2451004.html