Flood

Hearing that the Thai Binh River was rising, Mr. Hoan worriedly ran to the banana plantation near his house to check. The river water was red and swirling, making Mr. Hoan worried. Seeing his wife and daughter-in-law digging soil to cover each bamboo stump that had tilted after storm number 3, Mr. Hoan approached and asked.

- How many more clumps will it take? Storm No. 3 is too big, the bamboo clumps that have been strong for so many years cannot hold up this time. I'll wash my hands and go home to prepare lunch so that you two can finish. Mr. Hoan had just told his daughter-in-law to go home when Mr. Hoan's son Hai also arrived. He grumbled again:

- This is the management's job, why do we have to do it? Parents are always "in charge of the whole country".

Hearing his son say that, Mr. Hoan said while working:

- It's been stormy and rainy these past few days, and the dike management team has a lot of work to do. The flood is rising again, so we have to give them time to check the dike. For small things like this, everyone should try to help a little.

Hearing about the flood offering to Mrs. Hoa, Mr. Hoan's wife said:

- Recently, some people from the province came to check this dike area. They said there were some termite nests near the dike body, so they will send someone to deal with it this afternoon. I heard that there was heavy rain upstream and the hydroelectric reservoir was releasing flood water, so they came to check.

- That's right, prevention is better than cure. The weather forecast this year is erratic, and floods are unpredictable. We live near the dike, so we need to monitor it more closely. If there is any problem, people will detect it early and report it to the authorities for timely handling. As the Secretary of the Commune Youth Union, you should also mobilize the Youth Union members to help check the dike to see if there are any termite nests or leaks, and report it to them for timely handling. Dad is worried that the flood will be big this time.

Listening to his parents, Hai looked out at the river and saw the flood rising. The devastation caused by storm number 3 was truly terrible. Many houses in the village had their roofs blown off and trees were broken. The flood came just when the rice was still milky... Hai was also worried so he quickly rolled up his pants and got down to work with his parents.