Prolonged heavy rainfall and rising floodwaters in recent days have inundated as well as isolated numerous residential areas, disrupting travel across the provincial eastern part. Provincial leaders and local authorities have urgently implemented response measures to minimise casualties coupled with property damage.

On November 12, comrade Cao Thi Hoa An, Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council, inspected flood prevention along with response efforts in Tuy An Bac Commune.

Comrade Cao Thi Hoa An, Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council, inspecting flood prevention along with response efforts in Ngan Son Hamlet, Tuy An Bac Commune.

According to a report, flooding in Tuy An Bac Commune inundated 420 houses, leaving several areas under water and causing localised transport disruption, while raising the risk of landslides. The locality relocated 235 households, comprising 672 people, to safe areas. Comrade Nguyen Thanh Liem, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Council of Tuy An Bac Commune, said the commune had maintained round-the-clock duty, closely monitored weather combined with flood developments, and established checkpoints at areas affected by deep flooding alongside fast-flowing water, preventing people and vehicles from passing until conditions were safe.

Comrade Cao Thi Hoa An acknowledged the efforts of the local Party committee, authorities and forces on duty, while urging the commune to keep a close watch on flood developments and avoid complacency in its response efforts. She stressed that protecting people's lives must take precedence, calling for proactive reviews together with the relocation of households in areas at risk of deep flooding and landslides to safe locations, as well as strict control of dangerous areas.

That afternoon, comrade Dao My, PPC Vice Chairman, also inspected flooding situation in Dong Xuan Commune. He directed the commune to continue proactively implementing response plans, promptly reinforce landslide-prone areas and ensure residents' daily needs were met.

At the Cay Cam Bridge area in Tuy An Bac Commune, which remained inaccessible, provincial leaders requested that local authorities and relevant agencies continue monitoring the situation, implement safety measures as well as restore traffic as soon as conditions permit.

In localities involving Hoa My and Hoa Thinh, the authorities maintained round-the-clock duty alongside established checkpoints to prevent residents from entering dangerous areas.

Keeping close watch on local conditions and remaining ready to respond

In Tuy An Dong Commune, prolonged heavy rainfall disrupted traffic along the DX31 route and numerous inter-village roads. A total of 21 houses were reported flooded across the commune, while 18 households comprising 45 people had been evacuated. Simultaneously, 989 aquaculture cages coupled with rafts in the commune had been secured and submerged deeper in the water to protect them from the floods.

Comrade Dao My, PPC Vice Chairman, together with Dong Xuan Commune leaders inspecting landslide damage to the embankment in Long Thach Hamlet.

In Dong Xuan, Xuan Phuoc and Xuan Lanh communes, response efforts were being implemented decisively under the “four on-the-spot” motto. Dong Xuan Commune had urgently relocated 674 households, comprising 1,792 people, while Xuan Phuoc Commune had evacuated 250 households, comprising 831 people, from at risk of deep flooding alongside landslides. In Xuan Lanh Commune, flooding had inundated 27 houses and triggered landslides along several inter-village roads.

In Dong Hoa Ward, although rainfall had eased and river levels were gradually receding, the local authorities continued to maintain round-the-clock duty as well as inspect areas that remained flooded or were at risk of landslides. Government agencies, organisations and all 15 residential quarters maintained 24-hour duty, monitoring rainfall, flooding, water levels in the Ban Thach River together with operational information from the Song Ba Ha reservoir to support timely response efforts.

Meanwhile, at the Long Thach embankment in Dong Xuan Commune, rising water levels in the Co River and strong currents threatened nearby residential areas. Fifty officers coupled with soldiers from the Commune Military Command waded into the floodwaters to drive stakes into the ground and stack hundreds of sandbags to form a temporary barrier. They also assisted residents move their belongings to safety.

Translated by KHUONG THAO