Floods in Ha Giang kill 2 people, cause nearly 10 billion VND in damage

According to information from the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Control and Search and Rescue of Ha Giang province, flash floods, landslides and localized flooding occurred in many localities due to heavy rain lasting for many hours from the night of June 9 to the morning of June 10.

Floods killed two people, initial estimated damage of nearly 10 billion VND.

Specifically, the two people swept away by the flood were a father and son. The two victims were the father Ly Chan Ho (born in 1997) and his son Ly Hung Thinh (born in 2021), residing in Tan Thuong village, Nam Ty commune, Hoang Su Phi district.

After many hours of searching, authorities found the bodies of the father and son.

Heavy rain that lasted throughout the night of June 9 and morning of June 10 caused heavy damage to state and people's property in the province.

In Hoang Su Phi, Xin Man, and Vi Xuyen districts, dozens of houses were flooded, many houses had landslides, and some houses collapsed completely. Many rice fields were damaged by landslides.

Flooding caused dozens of hectares of crops in Ha Giang City to be submerged. Many livestock barns were damaged, dozens of poultry died.

In Thuan Hoa and Thanh Thuy communes, Vi Xuyen district, two bridges were swept away by floods.

Many traffic routes from Ha Giang city to 4 mountainous districts in the North suffered serious landslides.

On the road from Meo Vac district to the border communes and the road down to Nho Que river, hundreds of cubic meters of rock and soil collapsed onto the road.

Over 130 cars and motorbikes in Ha Giang City were submerged in water... Total initial damage is estimated at nearly 10 billion VND.

Implementing the motto "wherever the water recedes, urgently help people clean up and clear up quickly," in the early morning of June 10, about 600 officers and soldiers of Regiment 877 - Ha Giang Provincial Military Command and the standing force, militia and self-defense force of Ha Giang City Military Command used specialized vehicles to clean up, collect garbage, and help people overcome the consequences of floods.

From 3am to noon on June 10, nearly 1,000 officers and soldiers of Ha Giang Provincial Police braved the storm and rain, using vehicles such as special vehicles, motorboats, rubber boats and other means to carry out rescue work at deeply flooded areas in the city.

Lieutenant Colonel Phan Minh Hoc, Deputy Head of the Fire Prevention, Fire Fighting and Rescue Police Department, Ha Giang Provincial Police, and his teammates demolished the roof to successfully rescue 4 people trapped in a house in Ha Giang City due to rising water.

Up to now, hundreds of officers and soldiers are wading in water to support people in Ha Giang city to move their assets to safety.

After many days of heavy rain, water from upstream poured down, the Lo River rose fiercely. Many communes and wards in Ha Giang City were submerged in floodwaters.

The Fire Prevention, Fire Fighting and Rescue Police Force, together with officers and soldiers of the Mobile Police and the Ha Giang Provincial Police, divided their forces and coordinated with local forces to promptly respond to the flooded areas, supporting and helping thousands of people move through the flooded areas and evacuate their belongings to safety.

Heavy rain has not stopped, flood water on Lo River flowing through Ha Giang City is still rising at noon on June 10.

Hundreds of households are in a state of evacuating their properties if the Lo River floods the city.

Hundreds of officers and soldiers of Ha Giang Provincial Police and the Provincial Military Command are mobilizing vehicles to help people move their belongings to safe places. At the same time, officers and soldiers are assigned to perform tasks in key areas. Traffic police are stepping up their duties of traffic flow and regulation...

The Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Control and Search and Rescue of Ha Giang province directed localities in the province to closely monitor the developments of rain and floods, and promptly inform people in areas at risk of flooding to proactively prevent and avoid them.

Localities proactively take measures and are ready to organize the urgent evacuation of people downstream of lakes, dams, low-lying areas, and riverside areas at high risk of flooding, landslides, and flash floods to safe places.

At the same time, arrange forces to inspect, review, and clear the flow; organize guarding and traffic guidance, especially across bridges, culverts, spillways, deep flooded areas, and fast-flowing water; maintain 24/7 rescue forces and vehicles to be ready to respond when required.