Yen Bai: Only 5 schools and 1 school site remain, students have not returned to school yet

On September 16, in Yen Bai province, 436/442 educational institutions allowed students to return to school, leaving only 5 schools and 1 school location where students could not go to school.

The youth union was mobilized to support mud clearing, helping people in Yen Bai city to soon stabilize their lives after the flood (illustrative photo).

These include the preschool level of Viet Thanh Primary and Secondary School, Tran Yen District; Hong Thai Primary School, Yen Ninh Primary School, Yen Bai City; Minh Chuan Primary and Secondary School, Luc Yen District; Nga Quan Primary and Secondary School, Tran Yen District and Ly Thuong Kiet High School, Yen Bai City. These facilities are expected to allow students to return to school from September 18. Vice Chairwoman of Yen Bai Provincial People's Committee Vu Thi Hien Hanh said: Immediately after the flood receded, the whole province mobilized maximum support forces to overcome the consequences of natural disasters, including educational facilities. Up to this point, the flooded schools have been basically cleaned up. Currently, there are still a few schools in Yen Bai City facing many difficulties in cleaning and sanitation due to power outages, lack of water sources and specialized equipment. Schools with slope collapse, building subsidence, and fence collapse that have not been fixed have reported to the authorities and management levels for assessment and solution.

According to the report of the Department of Education and Training of Yen Bai province, storm No. 3 caused heavy rain, flooding, landslides, greatly affecting educational facilities, families of officials, teachers and students of the province. Among them, 2 teachers, 8 students died, 2 students were injured due to storms, 28 educational facilities were flooded, 37 educational facilities suffered landslides. In addition, some schools and school sites suffered landslides with small volume, the schools proactively mobilized officials, teachers, staff and students to overcome. Damage to facilities, teaching and learning equipment, books is initially estimated at about 45 billion VND. The number of students who lost or damaged textbooks and learning materials is estimated at about 22,787 students. The estimated cost is about 11.5 billion VND.

News and photos: Tuan Anh (Vietnam News Agency)

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/giao-duc/yen-bai-chi-con-5-truong-va-1-diem-truong-hoc-sinh-chua-di-hoc-tro-lai-20240916160317587.htm