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About 80 km downstream, in Tuong Duong commune, formerly Tuong Duong district, heavy rains over the past two days caused water levels to rise nearly two meters, submerging numerous homes. Photo: Duc Hung |
On the morning of 23/7, dozens of homes along the riverbanks in Muong Xen commune, formerly Ky Son district, were submerged under nearly two meters of water. Hundreds of residents were isolated, and transportation routes were cut off. Authorities had previously evacuated many families to higher ground, while others sought refuge on the second floors of their homes.
Throughout the night and into the morning, hundreds of people scrambled to escape the rising floodwaters, moving televisions and refrigerators to the homes of relatives. However, the rapid surge caught many off guard, sweeping belongings out into the streets.
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Hoa Binh market in Tuong Duong commune was submerged under more than two meters of water. Widespread heavy rainfall combined with floodwaters from Laos caused the Ban Ve hydropower reservoir in Yen Na commune to reach a peak inflow of 12,800 m3/s, significantly exceeding its design capacity. The plant was forced to increase its discharge rate to 4,300 m3/s to alleviate pressure on the nearly 1.83 billion m3 reservoir. Photo: Duc Hung |
At 1 a.m. on 23/7, floodwaters inundated My Ly 2 semi-boarding primary school, reaching halfway up the gate. The water flowed into the two-story building, damaging 12 televisions, five refrigerators, 22 computers, 1.7 tons of rice stored for boarding students, and numerous documents.
By morning, only the two-story building remained standing; the single-story structures had been swept away.
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Many roads in Tuong Duong commune were flooded under more than two meters of water, leaving debris, roofing sheets, and garbage strewn about. A grocery store was submerged, damaging goods like snacks and household items. Photo: Duc Hung |
About 80 km downstream, in Tuong Duong commune, formerly Tuong Duong district, heavy rains over the past two days caused water levels to rise nearly two meters, submerging numerous homes. Photo: Duc Hung
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Con Cuong commune also experienced severe flooding, with hundreds of homes submerged under nearly two meters of water. Some lower houses were flooded up to their roofs. Photo: Duc Hung |
Hoa Binh market in Tuong Duong commune was submerged under more than two meters of water. Widespread heavy rainfall combined with floodwaters from Laos caused the Ban Ve hydropower reservoir in Yen Na commune to reach a peak inflow of 12,800 m3/s, significantly exceeding its design capacity. The plant was forced to increase its discharge rate to 4,300 m3/s to alleviate pressure on the nearly 1.83 billion m3 reservoir. Photo: Duc Hung
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Many roads in Tuong Duong commune were flooded under more than two meters of water, leaving debris, roofing sheets, and garbage strewn about. A grocery store was submerged, damaging goods like snacks and household items. Photo: Duc Hung
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Con Cuong commune also experienced severe flooding, with hundreds of homes submerged under nearly two meters of water. Some lower houses were flooded up to their roofs. Photo: Duc Hung
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Throughout the night of the 22nd and into the morning of 23/7, authorities in Ky Son, Tuong Duong, and Con Cuong communes dispatched personnel to assist residents in evacuating to schools, communal halls, and other higher ground locations. They also helped move belongings to safety.
Residents reported that the water rose rapidly. In just three hours, the floodwaters went from barely reaching the road to completely submerging their homes.
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On the morning of 23/7, residents of Con Cuong commune were still moving their possessions and livestock to higher ground.
The Nghe An Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control reported that as of the evening of 22/7, one person in Nam Can commune was missing due to the floodwaters, 161 houses were damaged, two communal offices were flooded, and 45 landslides occurred on national and provincial roads due to the impact of Typhoon Wipha.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, heavy rain continued to focus on the southern part of the Northern Delta, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An provinces on 23/7, with rainfall totals ranging from 100 to 200 mm, and exceeding 300 mm in some areas. Other areas in the Northern Delta and Ha Tinh province received 20 to 50 mm of rain, with some areas exceeding 100 mm. The center warned of the risk of heavy downpours exceeding 150 mm in three hours, potentially leading to flooding, flash floods, and landslides.
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