Mountain people in Nghe An stay up all night to escape flood

Throughout last night, people in many areas along the Nam Non, Nam Mo, and Lam rivers had to rush to escape the flood.

Mr. Lo Dinh Thu, Chairman of the People's Committee of Muong Xen Commune ( Nghe An ) said that from the afternoon of July 22 to this morning (July 23), all leaders and forces stayed up all night to support people fleeing the flood.

During the night, the Muong Xen Commune forces successfully rescued a family of 5 in Block 5 (Muong Xen Commune) who were trapped in the floodwaters. Because the floodwaters came too quickly, the house was located next to the river, so the family did not have time to leave the house to move to the higher ground. In that situation, the rescue force used ropes, had people swim to the location where the 5 people were trapped, then brought them out of the dangerous area one by one.

This morning, the search force of Nam Can commune is also looking for Ms. Ly Y Dinh (70 years old, residing in Huoi Poc village, Nam Can commune). Ms. Dinh was swept away by floodwaters at Huoi Yen stream on the afternoon of July 22.

Mr. Lo Truong Bach in Tuong Duong commune shared that he had never seen the water rise so quickly. His house is two stories but the water was almost up to the second floor. Fortunately, during the night, a rescue boat arrived and took his family to safety. This morning the rain has stopped, but the water is still deep.

>>> Below are pictures of floods at night in Muong Xen commune:

>>>Images of flooding this morning (July 23) in Tuong Duong commune:

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