Images of people in the North cleaning up and recovering after storms and floods

After the historic storm and flood swept through Thai Nguyen and many northern provinces, people were busy clearing away mud and debris to recover from days of mourning.

Teachers at Dan Tien Kindergarten ( Thai Nguyen ) clean up mud in the school yard to welcome children to school early. At the peak of the flood, this place was submerged under about 3 meters of water - Photo: NGUYEN KHÁNH

Seen from above, the shadows of teachers at Dan Tien Kindergarten (Thai Nguyen) stretch across the muddy schoolyard. After the historic flood receded, the entire school was devastated, and the school mobilized all teachers to scrub and clean up.

Right next door, teachers at Dan Tien Primary School were also busy cleaning up in indescribable sadness. "All the books and notebooks are damaged, the desks and chairs in many classrooms have been soaked with water for days, and are now even more rickety," teacher Hoang Thi Kieu Van shared with tears in her eyes.

Amidst the muddy mess, Ms. Nguyen Mai Huong, a small business owner on Ben Oanh Street near Thai Market (Thai Nguyen), her face and clothes covered in mud, was cleaning her shop after the floodwaters receded. After the flood, her shop suffered damage of 200-300 million VND. "Well, as long as there are people, there is property," Ms. Huong said, forcing a smile.

Ms. Nguyen Mai Huong, a rattan and bamboo vendor on Ben Oanh Street (Thai Nguyen), was busy cleaning up her shop after the flood. Ms. Huong said that after the flood receded, her shop suffered about 200 - 300 million VND in damage - Photo: NGUYEN KHÁNH

After two storms No. 10 (Bualoi) swept through, and storm No. 11 (Matmo) arrived with fierce floods, northern provinces such as Thai Nguyen, Lang Son, Cao Bang, and Bac Ninh had to suffer a historic flood, causing terrible damage to the people.

In the "flood center" areas such as Huu Lung, Van Nham, Yen Binh communes ( Lang Son ), the roofs of the village houses that were once peaceful under the rocky mountains turned into rubble, even hospitals and schools were devastated... Thousands of people, after many days of hiding in caves in the rocky mountains or staying at neighbors' houses, waded through water and mud to return home to rebuild their businesses.

The flood waters receded, and the government and people wiped away their tears to clean up, recover, and get back on their feet after the flood.

Thai Nguyen city is full of water - Photo: NGUYEN HOAN

Militia and youth union support people in Tan Ky commune, Nghe An to salvage property after floods - Photo: DOAN HOA

A baby was helped by soldiers and police to be taken out of a flooded area in Trung Gia commune (Hanoi) - Photo: PHAM TUAN

Teachers and students cleaned up the mud and brought out their books to dry, waiting for the day to return to class. The Huu Lung Ethnic Boarding School in Lang Son province was flooded more than 2 meters deep, with students' desks and books submerged in water for many days - Photo: THANH DAT

Teacher Vu Thi Mai (Trung Vuong Kindergarten, Thai Nguyen) shared: "The whole school was flooded with 2m of water for many days, the teaching and learning facilities and children's playground were severely damaged. I just hope the school will receive support to repair the classrooms so that the children can go to school soon" - Photo: NGUYEN KHÁNH

People in Anh Son commune, Nghe An province worked overnight to wrap cakes and send them to flooded areas in Thai Nguyen, Lang Son, and Bac Ninh - Photo: DOAN HOA

Due to heavy mud flooding, the school had to rely on bulldozers to reopen soon - Photo: Nguyen Khanh

Mr. Ngo Minh Hai, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union, presents gifts to households in Viet Xuyen commune, Ha Tinh province - Photo: LE MINH

Ms. Tran Thi Yen, Bac Ninh, hired more people to clean up buried rocks, sand and gravel - Photo: HA QUAN

Relief forces continue to provide support. People in Van Nham commune (Lang Son) receive food while the water has not yet receded - Photo: THAN HOANG

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