More than 400 households in Lang Son were isolated in the middle of flood water.

Prolonged heavy rain caused the Trung and Thuong rivers to rise, submerging many roads in Lang Son, isolating 11 villages with 405 households in Huu Lung district.

On the morning of June 23, Ms. Duong Thi Hanh, Chairman of the People's Committee of Huu Lung district ( Lang Son ) said that from June 21 until now, there has been prolonged heavy rain in the district, the water level on Trung river and Thuong river, and streams are rising more and more.

According to Ms. Hanh, up to now, there has been no human loss, the district has 39 flooded areas, 5 landslides, 41 households have been evacuated. In addition, 11 villages with 405 households were isolated, nearly 350 hectares of rice and crops were flooded.

As of 7:30 a.m. today, the water level of the Trung River is at alarm level 3 (2,016 mm) and shows no sign of receding.

Many underground and stream crossings are flooded, traffic is cut off.

Mr. Nong Quoc Dung, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Nhat Tien Commune, Huu Lung District, said that nearly 60 hectares of crops and rice, 25.5 hectares of local fruit trees are flooded, traffic is cut off, and travel is difficult.

"Currently, Tan Nien village with 152 households is completely isolated, and DH 98 (district road) is flooded 3 meters deep in some places. The initial estimated damage is about 1.2 billion VND, and crop damage is expected to increase," said Mr. Dung.

Currently, the flood situation is still complicated, the People's Committee of Huu Lung district has directed road management units to regularly check 24/24h, promptly detect incidents affecting traffic for handling; direct units to mobilize construction machinery and equipment to be ready to respond when incidents occur. At the same time, the locality mobilizes forces to support families to move to a safe place.

In Bac Son district, heavy rains also caused serious flooding, causing heavy damage to people's property and crops. On the evening of June 22, Lang Son Provincial Police mobilized 30 officers and soldiers, 3 specialized cars and 2 motorboats; the fire prevention, firefighting and rescue police force also mobilized 20 officers and soldiers and 2 motorboats to participate in rescuing people from dangerous flood areas.

Authorities worked through the night to search and rescue people from flooded areas.

Officers and soldiers support food and necessities for people in flood-affected areas.

Authorities evacuated and rescued people to safety.

HA (according to VTC News)

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