Teachers and students return to school empty-handed after storm and flood

Minh Chuan Primary and Secondary School (Luc Yen District, Yen Bai ) is one of the places that suffered heavy damage from storm No. 3 and its circulation.

Thầy trò trắng tay khi trở lại trường sau bão lũ- Ảnh 1. — Books submerged in mud after the flood receded.

The storm and flood tore off the roof, swept away desks and chairs, teaching equipment, completely damaged the electricity and water system, especially a huge amount of alluvial soil buried the entire campus and classrooms; many families of students of the school were buried by landslides, floodwaters swept away property, books, school supplies...

Therefore, Ms. Vu Thu Huong, the school principal, wrote an open letter, hoping to receive sharing and support so that teachers and students can teach and learn again.

Thầy trò trắng tay khi trở lại trường sau bão lũ- Ảnh 2. — Teachers clean up muddy classrooms in hopes of welcoming students back soon.

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Pho Rang Secondary School No. 1 (Bao Yen District, Lao Cai ) is also one of the schools with the most severe damage to facilities in the district.

Ms. Pham Hoang Ngoc Hue , Vice Principal of the school, said: Right before and during the impact of storm No. 3, the school arranged a rescue force of teachers and staff to move a certain amount of property from the first floor to the second floor, but because the flood water rose too quickly at noon, the support force was thin and could only move a certain amount of property.

Thầy trò trắng tay khi trở lại trường sau bão lũ- Ảnh 3. — The flood has receded at Pho Rang Secondary School No. 1 (Lao Cai) but left behind a thick layer of mud.

Ms. Hue said that after 2 days of flooding, the water level rose so high that it submerged 5 rows of houses, leaving many properties damaged and unusable. 17/30 families of teachers and 617 families of students were flooded or swept away by floodwaters, many of whom lost all their property, meaning they lost all their school supplies.

Thầy trò trắng tay khi trở lại trường sau bão lũ- Ảnh 4. — The school was devastated, challenging the cleaning and repair work of teachers.

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"We are trying to clean up so that we can welcome students back to school from next Monday as planned, but the amount of mud and damaged equipment is too much while human resources are limited. We only hope to receive support in terms of strength, material and spirit so that students can return to school soon," Ms. Hue said.

Thầy trò trắng tay khi trở lại trường sau bão lũ- Ảnh 5. — Teachers at Minh Chuan Primary and Secondary School wade through mud hoping to "save" each student's book.

Statistics from the Department of Education and Training of Bat Xat District (Lao Cai) also show that hundreds of teachers and students are in extremely difficult situations and are in dire need of support. There are cases of students who have lost their parents, but in the statistics, the painful words are bolded: "Lost" or "Lost the whole family".

Thầy trò trắng tay khi trở lại trường sau bão lũ- Ảnh 6. — Students of Minh Chuan Primary and Secondary School are worried that they will not have books to study when they return to school.

Therefore, for many students who have just experienced the recent historic storm and flood, it is fortunate that their parents and teachers are still present when they return to school. The students and the school will be able to share and make more efforts if they receive support with books and essential teaching materials when the school year has begun.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thay-tro-trang-tay-khi-tro-lai-truong-sau-bao-lu-185240913181837919.htm