Hundreds of households remain flooded.
Located along the Bui River, Hoang Van Thu commune (Chuong My district) is one of the areas most severely affected by the heavy rains that have lasted for more than two weeks. Currently, hundreds of households in this locality are still living with floodwaters.
According to Le Hoai Thi, Chairman of Hoang Van Thu Commune, local residents are affected by floods on the Bui River almost every year. However, what the people are currently experiencing is considered the most severe in many years.
According to statistics from Chuong My district, nearly 1,500 households in 24 villages across several communes along the Bui River are still flooded with water levels ranging from 0.5 to 2.0 meters. In recent days, the water has begun to recede, but very slowly. Travel is extremely difficult due to the widespread flooding.
Meanwhile, in Quoc Oai district, the rising water level of the Tich River, exceeding alarm level III, has significantly impacted the lives of 531 households with over 2,500 people. Currently, five communes in the district remain deeply flooded: Can Huu, Phu Cat, Liep Tuyet, Tuyet Nghia, and Dong Yen. Many households have been forced to evacuate and are currently unable to return home.
Not only have people's lives been disrupted, but rising river levels have also flooded tens of thousands of hectares of crops belonging to farmers. In particular, rice fields in the sprouting and tillering stages are now at risk of total crop failure due to prolonged submersion.
Thousands of hectares of rice fields are at risk of not recovering, mainly located in the communes along the Bui, Tich, and Day rivers in the districts of Chuong My, Thanh Oai, Quoc Oai, and My Duc… The slower the water recedes, the more anxious the farmers become.
The risk of river levels continuing to rise remains.
According to Deputy Head of the Hanoi Department of Water Resources and Disaster Prevention and Control, Dao Quang Khai, due to the impact of heavy rain, water levels in all rivers are currently high. The latest monitoring data shows that water levels in the Bui, Tich, Day, and Cau rivers are all above the warning level.
Among these, the water levels of the Day River at the Ba Tha hydrological station (Ung Hoa district), the Cau River at the Luong Phuc hydrological station (Soc Son district), and the Ca Lo River at the Manh Tan hydrological station (Dong Anh district) are above alarm level I.
The water level of the Tich River at the Kim Quan hydrological station (Thach That district) is above alarm level II; while the water level on the Bui River at the Yen Duyet hydrological station (Chuong My district) and the water level of the Tich River at the Vinh Phuc hydrological station (Quoc Oai district) are both above alarm level III.
Alarmingly, according to meteorological and hydrological agencies, due to the influence of a low-pressure trough combined with converging winds, the Northern Delta and Mid-Northern regions (including Hanoi) will continue to experience rain for at least the next two days (August 1-2, 2024). Rainfall amounts will generally range from 10-40mm, with some areas receiving more.
With water levels in inland river systems already very high, continued rainfall will significantly impact drainage capacity in residential areas and agricultural fields. The risk of flooding is considered to be complex and unpredictable.
According to Nguyen Xuan Dai, Deputy Head of the Hanoi City Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue, in order to proactively respond to rising flood levels on the rivers, the unit has maintained a 24/7 emergency response system; regularly updating and informing localities about the water levels on the rivers.
Based on the risk assessment, the Command Center issued flood warnings on the rivers according to the warning level, and simultaneously requested localities and relevant agencies and units to seriously implement the prescribed measures when flood warnings are issued.
Given the complex nature of the ongoing natural disaster, Nguyen Xuan Dai, Deputy Head of the Hanoi City Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue, urged riverside localities to pay special attention to critical areas and those at risk of flooding, in order to develop plans for evacuating residents and relocating property to safe places, and to absolutely prevent any casualties.
For localities severely affected by flooding, such as Chuong My and Quoc Oai, it is necessary to continue implementing support measures to ensure the livelihoods of people in areas still affected by flooding. At the same time, resources should be mobilized to help households quickly stabilize their lives in areas where the floods have subsided.
According to statistics from the Hanoi Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue , currently, four irrigation enterprises in the city are actively operating more than 100 pumping stations with a total capacity of approximately 1 million m3/hour along the Bui, Tich, Day, and Nhue rivers, focusing on drainage and preventing flooding in residential areas and riverside fields.
Source: https://kinhtedothi.vn/ha-noi-muc-nuoc-cac-song-vuot-muc-bao-dong-nguy-co-ngap-lut-kho-luong.html
