In recent days, heavy rain combined with high tide caused the water level to rise, causing flooding in many places in Hau Giang province.
In addition, the weather in Hau Giang province from October 28 to 30 in the morning, afternoon and night will have thunderstorms on a large scale, locally with heavy to very heavy rain in a short time, in a storm. thunderstorms accompanied by gusts of level 5 - 6 and thunder and lightning.
Farmers reinforce the embankment.
In the face of heavy rains combined with high tides causing water levels to rise, causing flooding in many places, the Standing Office of the Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Hau Giang province recommends that people in the province actively cover, enclose the banks of fish ponds, embankment of orchards, arrange pumps to pump water out. The roads are flooded, the water is fast, there are signs and pay attention to bring children to school during high tide, prohibiting children and students from bathing in the river. Horizontal boats, vertical boats, boats and boats operating on the river run slowly to limit surface waves, limit the risk of bank erosion and avoid eddy currents.
In the first days of November, the water level in the field in Hau Giang province is still high and the water recedes slowly, so localities should note to arrange the planting schedule for the winter-spring crop accordingly.
Implement many other measures to protect orchards.
Mr. Tran Thanh Toan - Chief of Standing Office of the Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Hau Giang province, said: "In the past few days, Hau Giang has affected the East Sea tide, causing flooding of the dyke. Through the survey, which affects the people's daily life as well as production, it is forecast that the water level is still high, the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue directs the localities and the District Command. directing the specialized department to propagate for people to strengthen the dike sections, prepare pumps to be ready to pump water when the influence of tides causes flooding in their gardens, affecting production".