Schools are ready, but flood-affected students in many places cannot go to class.

Some schools in the flood-hit Dak Lak (formerly Phu Yen) have reopened to students, but there are still schools that cannot welcome students because the flood washed away many teaching and learning materials.

Senior Lieutenant Dam Van Tinh, officer of Regiment 95, Division 2, Military Region V, wrote the unit's messages to students and teachers in the flooded area after cleaning up the school.

No books, no notebooks, no school supplies, the schools were left empty after being cleaned up, missing everything.

Racing to buy books and supplies, to welcome students back to school soon

At noon on November 25, the road from Lo Gom bridge leading to Mang Lang church, Tuy An Dong commune, Dak Lak (old An Thach commune), the sun was shining after days of heavy rain and floods.

Under the warm sunlight that is just enough to dispel the cold, the yard of Le Duan Primary and Secondary School is gradually drying. Each leaf in the flower garden is cleaned of mud, revealing a vibrant green color.

At one corner of the table were many printers and computer screens still covered in mud. A group of young soldiers carefully washed the scabs off the mud and then took them out to dry.

Soldiers of Regiment 95, Division 2, Military Region V, help clean up classrooms and equipment covered in mud - Photo: TAN LUC

Inside dozens of classrooms, mud and floodwater have been thoroughly washed away by soldiers. Desks and chairs have been cleaned and neatly arranged, ready to welcome students back.

Senior Lieutenant Dam Van Tinh, an officer of Regiment 95, Division 2, Military Region V, said the school was quickly cleaned up by 80 officers and soldiers of the regiment yesterday afternoon, November 24. Not only this place, his group was assigned to help clean up all educational facilities, medical facilities, and roads in the commune, helping people rebuild their lives after the flood.

Mr. Pham Van Thanh (51 years old), residing in Hoi Tin village, Tuy An Dong commune, shows off two school bags he received from relief goods. He gave the two school bags to his two grandchildren to go to school because their school supplies were lost - Photo: TAN LUC

Mr. Nguyen Van Khoa, Principal of Le Duan Primary and Secondary School, said that thanks to the soldiers, the school was clean, but welcoming students back was still difficult.

Almost all of the school’s equipment and some of its desks and chairs were swept away by the flood. As for the students, most of their books, notebooks, uniforms, etc. were also swept away. At this time, teachers cannot teach and students cannot learn.

Mr. Tran Van Bien, Chairman of Tuy An Dong Commune People's Committee, said that the classroom scene in the commune was cleaned up by the army. However, teaching equipment, books, notebooks and pens were almost completely lost, nothing was left.

The commune is mobilizing all resources to support the children so that they can return to school this weekend. In the recent flood, more than 9,000 out of 12,000 households in this commune were deeply flooded and lost all their property.

Children go to school by borrowed items

On the first morning back to school after days of raging floods, many students at Chi Thanh Primary School in Tuy An Dong Commune were left empty-handed, without books or notebooks. Teachers had to prepare notebooks and clothes for their children to go to school. "After the flood, I'm glad the children can come to class," said teacher Le Thi My Lien, bringing clothes to her students.

Taking her child to school in borrowed clothes, Ms. Nguyen Thi Chien, parent of Pham Hoang Nam, class 2E, had a haggard face after many days of cleaning up mud until she was exhausted. "All my belongings were washed away, only mud remained. My two children had to leave them at a neighbor's house, and this morning they went to school without clothes to wear," she said.

At Chi Thanh Primary School, almost every teacher's house was flooded, but after the flood, the teachers still took the time to clean up the school to get to class on time - Photo: TRUONG TRUNG

Nam snuggled up to his mother, wearing clothes that his neighbor had given him so he felt embarrassed in front of his classmates. Chien said the previous afternoon he cried so much that he refused to go to school because he had no clothes or books.

Her husband went around the local shops looking for uniforms but couldn’t find any because they were flooded and damaged everywhere. She had to call the teacher to encourage Chien to go to school with confidence. Her eldest son, an 8th grader, also went to school empty-handed.

No notebook, no pen, no uniform. "He has a midterm exam this afternoon and he hasn't studied anything these past few days!" - this parent worried.

In the school yard, groups of students gathered next to puddles that had not yet dried. On the steps, a bag of old clothes that had been collected by benefactors two days before was being emptied by the locals. Teachers also took the opportunity to find clothes that fit the children to send home, knowing that many students only had 1-2 sets of clothes after the flood.

During recess, the schoolyard was crowded with children running and playing after many days of not seeing each other again, despite their ill-fitting slippers. The students’ clear laughter helped many teachers forget the fatigue of the continuous days of cleaning up the flood.

Students return to school happily even though many no longer have uniforms - Photo: TRUONG TRUNG

Ms. Lien said she had called each parent before the school reopened. All 29 students in the class had their houses flooded, so she had to ask relatives to send clothes from Tuy Hoa to help. She also prepared a stack of notebooks and two pairs of sandals so that no student would feel deprived when coming to class.

Not only the students, but almost all the teachers' houses of the school were also flooded. However, in the past few days, everyone showed up early to clean up the school. Teacher Tran Thi Thu Suong said that many of the students' desks, chairs, and teaching materials were washed away. For the past three days, teachers and soldiers have been shoveling mud and washing the school.

Corporal Vo Van Phu, Regiment 95, Division 2, wipes mud off students' desks and chairs - Photo: TAN LUC

A computer screen covered in mud after a flood swept through - Photo: TAN LUC

Classrooms at Le Duan Primary and Secondary School, Tuy An Dong Commune, Dak Lak, have been cleaned of mud but students cannot return yet - Photo: TAN LUC

In many villages in Phu Yen , the mud-clearing journey continues. Schools are prioritized by soldiers to be built early so that students can go to class - Photo: TRUONG TRUNG

After the flood, the students still come to school in full, which is the joy of the school - Photo: TRUONG TRUNG

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