Heavy rain, schools proactively let students stay home

On the afternoon of October 16, the Khanh Hoa Department of Education and Training sent a document to the People's Committees of communes, wards, special zones, and affiliated units about proactively responding to localized heavy rains, floods, flash floods, and landslides.

Accordingly, the department directed units to closely monitor the development of floods and rains to have timely response measures; maintain regular contact with the local Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control - Search and Rescue and Civil Defense, request local rescue forces to support when necessary; proactively let students take time off from school and develop a plan to make up for lost time at an appropriate time; absolutely do not organize teaching and other educational activities when safety is not guaranteed.

In addition, it is necessary to proactively organize natural disaster prevention and control work; prepare forces to participate in preventing, combating, and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters, minimizing damage to facilities, school buildings, documents, books and learning materials; organize 24/7 duty, regularly report to the Department of Education and Training for timely understanding and direction.

Rain flooded the area in front of Vinh Hai 2 Primary School (North Nha Trang ward). Photo: Hoang Dung.

It is known that heavy rain on the morning of October 16 caused many roads in some localities in the province to be flooded, affecting people's travel. In this situation, some communes and wards have promptly notified school principals, requesting schools to proactively decide on organizing teaching and learning in the afternoon of the same day based on the actual situation to ensure the safety of students and teachers.

Some classrooms of Phuoc Long 2 Primary School (Nam Nha Trang ward) were flooded.

In Nam Nha Trang ward, students from some classes of Phuoc Long 2 Primary School were allowed to go home on the morning of October 16 due to flooded classrooms. Phuoc Dong Primary School announced that students from Phuoc Thuong will be absent from school in the afternoon of the same day due to water flooding into their classrooms...

In Bac Nha Trang ward, schools: Vinh Hai 2 Primary School, Vinh Luong 1 Primary School, Vinh Luong 2 Primary School, Vinh Phuoc 1 Primary School, Ly Thai To Secondary School, Nguyen Khuyen Secondary School, Ly Thuong Kiet Secondary School... also announced that students would be off school in the afternoon of the same day.

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Proactively respond to local heavy rain, flash floods, landslides

Many roads in Nha Trang area were flooded due to heavy rain.

Source: https://baokhanhhoa.vn/giao-duc/202510/mua-lon-cac-truong-chu-dong-cho-hoc-sinh-nghi-hoc-3d74512/