Floods on the morning of July 12 affected several localities in the province.

From the night of July 11 to the morning of July 12, there was heavy rain over a wide area in the province, causing floods in streams to rise, causing damage in some localities.

In Sa Pa ward, heavy rains and floods caused water to overflow into the houses of some households in Cau May 3, Ham Rong 1, and Sa Pa 1 residential areas; 3 households in dangerous landslide areas had to be urgently evacuated.

Immediately after the flood, the local government mobilized forces with the ward police to move 3 households out of the danger zone and organized support for families to clear mud and stabilize their lives.

A household in Sa Pa ward had flood water entering its house.

As for Mr. Giang A Dinh's household (with 4 members), at Ham Rong 1 group, Sa Pa ward, located in a landslide area and at risk of losing their home, the local government has arranged temporary accommodation in another location.

Sa Pa ward police support people to clean their houses after the flood receded.

In Ngu Chi Son commune, heavy rain caused flooding in Sa Chai village, causing some areas to be locally flooded.

The flood overflowed the sturgeon and salmon ponds of two households, with initial damage estimated at over 500 kg of fish.

Some households in Ta Phin commune had water flooding into their houses.

In Coc San commune and Lao Cai ward, heavy floods on Ngoi Dum stream submerged a section of road at Km135, National Highway 4D, causing traffic congestion for many hours.

Floodwaters on Ngoi Dum stream rose high, causing flooding of a section of road at Km135, National Highway 4D.

Also on the morning of July 12, in Trinh Tuong commune, there was localized heavy rain, causing floodwater from upstream to flow down, carrying a lot of soil and rocks down to the central fields of the commune, affecting many areas of crops.

Currently, localities are reviewing dangerous areas to find solutions to ensure people's safety; mobilizing militia, police, and union members to support affected households in moving people and property to safety, and helping people clean their houses to stabilize their lives.

Lao Cai Provincial Road Maintenance Management Board has coordinated with the traffic police force to deploy measures to ensure traffic safety in the province; especially on National Highway 4D, Provincial Roads 152, 156 and 154.

Lao Cai Newspaper will continue to inform about the flood situation.

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