Nghe An Education Department supports schools severely damaged after storm No. 3

(Dan Tri) - After the historic flood caused by storm No. 3, the entire Nghe An education sector recorded the heaviest damage in over 10 years. Many schools were deeply flooded, dozens of teachers lost everything due to the floods.

On the afternoon of July 31, Mr. Thai Van Thanh, Director of the Department of Education and Training of Nghe An province, said that the sector is focusing all resources to support schools and teachers in flood-affected areas.

Previously, on the afternoon of July 30, a working delegation led by Mr. Thai Van Thanh visited, inspected and provided support to a number of schools and teachers in Con Cuong commune - one of the localities that suffered heavy damage after the natural disaster.

Mr. Thai Van Thanh, Director of the Department of Education and Training of Nghe An , presented 50 million VND in support to Chi Khe Kindergarten, Con Cuong Commune, Nghe An Province (Photo: Trong Hoan).

In Con Cuong commune, heavy rains and floods have deeply inundated three schools, including Chi Khe Kindergarten, Tra Lan Kindergarten 2 and Tra Lan Primary School 2. In addition, 61 teachers' families were severely affected, many had their properties and houses swept away, and were in extremely difficult circumstances.

The Director of the Nghe An Department of Education and Training has acknowledged the spirit of effort to overcome difficulties of the staff and teachers of Chi Khe Kindergarten - the most severely affected school. Although the school campus was deeply flooded, classrooms were covered with mud more than 1 meter thick, but the teachers still worked together with parents and functional forces to actively clean up and sanitize to soon bring the school back to operation.

Leaders of Nghe An Department of Education and Training presented 50 million VND to support Chi Khe Kindergarten and 11 gifts (each worth 5 million VND) to teachers in especially difficult circumstances due to natural disasters.

According to plan, in the coming days, leaders of the Nghe An Department of Education and Training will continue to survey many mountainous communes that suffered heavy damage to assess the situation and find solutions to restore school facilities before the new school year.

Nghe An Education Department has launched a fundraising campaign to support disaster relief efforts. To date, the total amount raised has reached nearly 1.5 billion VND.

Director of Nghe An Department of Education and Training presents gifts to support teachers severely affected by floods in Con Cuong commune, Nghe An province (Photo: Trong Hoan).

According to preliminary statistics, 40 schools across the province were affected by floods, with damage mainly concentrated in the communes of Tam Quang, Tam Thai, Nhon Mai, Na Loi, Muong Xen, Tuong Duong, Con Cuong, Chieu Luu, Muong Tip, My Ly... The total damage is estimated to be up to hundreds of billions of VND.

In addition to financial support, many schools in the province have established working groups and sent teachers to directly support damaged schools. The main activities include environmental sanitation, cleaning up classrooms, and sharing difficulties with teachers and people after natural disasters.

“The department is compiling the damage and will continue to accompany schools in the post-flood recovery work. The immediate task is to supplement teaching equipment and repair facilities to stabilize teaching and learning before the new school year. The department will also assign delegations of officials to inspect and encourage severely affected areas,” Mr. Thai Van Thanh shared.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/nganh-giao-duc-nghe-an-ho-tro-cac-truong-hoc-bi-thiet-hai-nang-sau-bao-so-3-20250731135222897.htm