Riding a motorbike on the dike when it rains, the woman fell into the river and died

On the afternoon of April 3, the People’s Committee of Phong Chuong commune, Phong Dien district, Thua Thien – Hue province, said that the body of Ms. Le Thi Ph had been found. (SN 1986; living in Luong Mai village, Phong Chuong commune) and the victim’s family are organizing post-mortem.

Before that, at 8:30 a.m. on the same day, Mrs. along with a family member, Nguyen Thi L., rode a motorbike to the market on the Hoi Tom dike. When going through the section of Dong Co square, in Nhat Phong village (Phong Chuong commune), due to the deep and strong currents and strong winds, both of them fell into the water. Mrs. Nguyen Thi L. was lucky to be rescued by people casting nets, and Mrs. Ph. sunk, the body was not found until noon of the same day.

The water of the O Lau River rises, causing people in Phong Dien district to travel on the road by boat

Phong Chuong commune is a low-lying area located on the south bank of O Lau river, heavy rain in recent days has caused the river water to rise, causing many governments to enter, many roads flooded up to 1 m. In particular, the entire 885 hectares of rice of the people were flooded, at risk of losing everything.

The flood from March 31 to now has caused 27 houses in Thua Thien – Hue province to blow off their roofs due to tornadoes, 5 people injured; about 20,090 hectares of rice were flooded, of which 12,502 hectares were heavily flooded; 2,400 hectares of vegetables and fruit trees were also flooded; many infield dykes were damaged. Currently, many areas and arterial roads in low-lying areas in Quang Dien and Phong Dien districts are still deeply submerged in water such as National Highway 49B, TL4, TL6, TL8A… in some places up to 0.5 m flooded, prohibited from traffic means.

The delegation of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control checked the flood situation in Thua Thien – Hue

On 3-4 days, Mr. Tran Quang Hoai, Deputy National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, went to check the damage caused by unseasonal rains and floods in the past few days and directed the plan to overcome the consequences. fruits in Quang Dien and Phong Dien districts, Thua Thien – Hue province.

Through inspection, Mr. Hoai suggested that Thua Thien – Hue province direct the localities to well perform the work of overcoming the consequences caused by unseasonal rains and floods, especially the remaining rice areas of the people; Report damage to the central agency for consideration and support. In addition, the locality needs to study to have a solution to change the suitable crop for some low-lying areas in the area before the unusual weather phenomenon that occurs more and more frequently as today.

Mr. Hoang Hai Minh, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Thua Thien – Hue province, said that the province has directed localities and agricultural production cooperatives to mobilize all pumps to organize drainage as soon as the water recedes to prevent flooding. save rice; inspect and determine the extent of damage and discuss remedial measures, especially for infield dike works, cross-dyke sluices… make a timely repair plan in order to supply water for production .