Clean up, organize, what to do now?

(NADS) - On September 13, after days of facing floods, people in Thac Ba town, Yen Binh, Yen Bai continued to recover and return to normal life despite many difficulties.

Come to Thac Ba Hydroelectric Plant, the first hydroelectric plant built in the North. Up to now, Thac Ba Hydroelectric Dam has released all 3 spillways and run 3 generators at the highest level, the water level in the lake is 59.84m.

Thac Ba Hydroelectric Plant, Yen Bai.

The water flow rate has decreased compared to 3 days ago.

Down in the residential area at the Cultural - Sports Center of Thac Ba town, houses are still submerged in water, the flood rose up to 2 meters in some areas. Most of the houses here have been evacuated by the authorities to different locations.

At the Cultural - Sports Center of Thac Ba town, Yen Binh, Yen Bai.

"The water level rose continuously and very quickly for the past 3 days, reaching up to 2 meters in some places. We have to be on duty here continuously and evacuate people promptly" - Mr. Hoang Ngoc Han, Chief of Cat Ba Town Police shared

People struggled to move through flood waters.

Warning ropes have been put up because the water is still rising above the head in a residential area in Group 1, Thac Ba Town.

Water has been rising in residential group 4, Thac Ba town, Yen Binh, Yen Bai for the past 5 days. Many houses were flooded up to the roof and had to be evacuated to houses on the hill to stay. Many houses had to swim to get into their houses.

Since the flood, the electricity has been completely cut off. People travel by boat or raft to get food from neighboring houses. It takes half a day to reach the Cultural House by raft.

The water level gradually decreased, and people also started cleaning up after the flood.

In Thac Ba town, there were no human casualties, but most of the wood workshops suffered heavy property damage.

In Residential Group 4, Thac Ba town, water has gradually receded in many places.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Quyen - TDP4, Thac Ba town, Yen Binh, Yen Bai.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Quyen's family has 4 members including her husband, her eldest son who is in 10th grade this year and her youngest daughter who is in 8th grade this year and is a gymnast for the Ministry of Public Security .

Washing clothes in flood water, wearing the same clothes over and over again for several days because she couldn't go home, but Ms. Quyen remained optimistic.

People of Thac Ba town, Yen Binh, Yen Bai together passed relief goods to the TDP Cultural House.

Relief convoys deliver necessities to people in Thac Ba town.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuong shared: "The water rose to more than half of the house, luckily there was only minor material damage. Besides, it was heartwarming to see people all over the country caring for each other, coming to provide relief supplies and help people."

Children excitedly received aid sent from other localities.

Source: https://nhiepanhdoisong.vn/nguoi-dan-yen-bai-khac-phuc-hau-qua-sau-lu-15128.html