Fishing village escapes flood and moves to shore to avoid Lam River flood

24 households in the fishing village escaped the flood by going ashore to send their children to avoid the flood ( Video : Duong Nguyen).

From the night of September 22 to September 23, heavy rains caused a row of houses of 24 fishing households with 267 people in Tien Phong village, Quang Vinh commune (Duc Tho district, Ha Tinh ) to be flooded. However, the lives of the people here were not much disrupted.

Tien Phong fishing village is located in Eo Bu bay, a branch of Lam river. People make a living by fishing. Decades ago, they lived on the river, living and eating on boats.

In November 2021, Ha Tinh province surveyed and arranged a 1.5-hectare land plot in Tien Phong village and coordinated with businesses and philanthropists to build 24 houses with a total cost of more than 9 billion VND for the people of the fishing village. In early 2023, the row of houses was completed and handed over to the people, making their dream of settling down on land come true.

24 houses are designed in a 2-storey flood-avoidance style, more than 110m2 wide. The first floor is only for pillars, no surrounding walls, used as a place to store vehicles, equipment and production tools.

The second floor has a surrounding wall, inside there is a 30m2 living room, two bedrooms of nearly 30m2, a kitchen and a bathroom.

In front of the second floor door, people can do activities and spread out mats to rest. During rainy season like these last days of September, they "live with the flood".

Truong Thi Nhat (41 years old, Tien Phong village resident) and her husband have 5 children. Before, the family lived huddled under a boat surrounded by corrugated iron and covered with tarpaulin. Every time there was a flood, the couple would anchor the boat and leave their children at the home of relatives and neighbors. After the flood, they would get back on the boat and make a living.

"Life was hard all year round, we only dreamed of having enough to eat, and our children's education was not going well. But now, our lives have changed, we have a stable house to live in, and we can adapt to the rainy season," said Ms. Nhat.

When the flood comes, people in the fishing village will put their motorbikes and bicycles on the stairs and cover them with tarps to protect them from damage.

Chickens, ducks, dogs and cats are usually raised on the first floor. During the rainy season, they will raise the cages high and fix them to the house pillars.

During the rainy and flood days, children in Tien Phong fishing village will be given a day off from school and study at home to ensure safety.

During the flood season, the local government always pays attention to the lives of people in Tien Phong fishing village, Quang Vinh commune. In the photo, Mr. Tran Hoai Duc, Chairman of Duc Tho District People's Committee (second from left) inspects the flood situation in Tien Phong village, one of the localities outside La Giang dike.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/an-sinh/xom-van-chai-thoat-canh-keo-nhau-len-bo-tranh-lu-song-lam-20240924011207458.htm