Floodwaters inundate houses, Thanh Hoa City urgently evacuates people

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Faced with the complicated developments of the flood, the rising water level of the Ma River has flooded hundreds of households in Thieu Duong and Thieu Khanh wards and riverside wards. The Chairman of the Thanh Hoa City People's Committee has issued an urgent telegram to respond to the flood and at the same time organize the evacuation of people from areas at risk of deep flooding.

Accordingly, the Chairman of Thanh Hoa City requested the Chairmen of the People's Committees of wards and communes with dikes, heads of departments, offices and units to urgently organize forces to implement evacuation plans according to alert levels above alert level 2; organize the evacuation of all households of elderly, single people, and sick people who are unable to move themselves into the dike.

The mobile militia force is always on duty at the dike watch points, regularly patrolling and guarding the dikes to promptly detect and handle dike incidents at the first hour.

Activate 100% of the unit's existing troops to prepare for duty and support wards and communes in emergency situations...

According to VietNamNet reporters, after the Chairman of Thanh Hoa City issued a telegram, the authorities and people of some wards and communes outside the dike organized to evacuate people and property to higher locations to ensure life and property.

Some images of people in Thieu Duong and Thieu Khanh wards evacuating to safety:

Deep flood water in Residential Group 8, Thieu Duong Ward, Thanh Hoa City. Photo: Le Duong

Authorities deployed motorboats to help evacuate people to safety. Photo: Le Duong

Water flooded into people's houses. Photo: Le Duong

Thieu Duong Ward has about 2,000 households outside the dike affected.

This afternoon, the Ma River water level continues to rise, many households have prepared to evacuate. Photo: Le Duong

Water flooded into a house, a household had to raise furniture to avoid damage. Photo: Le Duong

Photo: Le Duong

Children were taken out of the flooded area by authorities. Photo: Le Duong

Authorities increased motorboats and boats to assist people in evacuating. Photo: Le Duong

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/nuoc-lu-dang-ngap-nha-tp-thanh-hoa-di-dan-khan-cap-2325048.html