Mrs. Le Thi Trung mourned beside the rice baskets that were submerged and damaged by the flood

On December 2, we returned to Thanh Hoi village, Son Ha commune, Son Hoa district (Phu Yen), a village located on the Ba river, which is one of the places that was heavily flooded in the recent terrible flood.

The flood passed, nothing stay back

On the way to the village, the police force, the army ... are helping the people to clean up rubbish and mud after the fierce flood. On the walls of houses along the road, the flood left yellow streaks of water. Every house is busy cleaning, washing, washing, drying rice.

Carrying four baskets of wet rice, which smelled sour because of long soaking in the flood, and brought it to the yard to dry, Mrs. Le Thi Trung (54 years old) told this morning.

On November 30, when she heard the news that the hydroelectric power plant was releasing a large flood, it could be flooded, some elderly people in the village ran up to the school on Mount Mot to avoid the flood, so she locked the door and followed.

"I had the feeling that the water was growing so fast it was like chasing me running," Mrs. Trung recalled in shock. After more than a day and night to avoid floods, she returned with mud and mud, 80 bags of rice were piled up in her house, all kinds of appliances such as televisions, refrigerators, washing machines, gas stoves... were all damaged cleanly, many belongings were washed away by the flood. .

According to Mr. Nguyen Manh Son - Chairman of Son Ha Commune People's Committee, the whole village of Thanh Hoi has about 550 households, all of which are flooded 1-3m deep. "The flood was so fast, the people could only drive their cows to the highlands and escape, but other properties could not be saved in time. The damage caused by the floods in this village was huge" - Mr. Son could not hide his grief.

The most painful, in two small houses in the village lost two children. Ms. Nguyen Thien Y has been choked up since 10:00 a.m. today

On November 30, when she saw that the water was growing fast, she took a motorbike with her 7-year-old son and daughter (N.T.N.A., 4 years old) to run to an acquaintance's house in the highlands to avoid the flood. After that, the mother and daughter followed the people who ran from the flood to a higher house, gathered to wait for the rescue canoe to come and take it away.

"Around 6pm that afternoon, my parents and I got on the canoe with many other people. I sat hugging the big boy, and my sister used to sit in the back and help baby A.. The canoe ran for only about 5 minutes, then it got stuck in the engine. Small explosion and then water overflowed, flipped right away.

The accident happened in the middle of heavy rain and it was dark, the water was deep and cold, I think both mother and daughter must have died. Fortunately, my eldest child was saved by a sister who knew how to swim, swinging into the floating part of the canoe, while I struggled and hoarsely shouted for help for baby A., but ..." - Ms. Italy painfully recalls.

Nguyen Thi Hong Thuy (28 years old) has the same pain. Her parents and children live with their biological parents in Thanh Hoi village. On November 30, she sent her 5-year-old eldest son to relatives to take him away from the flood early, and she and her 3-year-old son, N.G.P. to the gathering house to be taken away by the canoe. "P. was picked up by a brother in a lifeboat.

When the canoe flipped, I was able to get up, the first sentence I shouted was "Where is my baby, save my child". But at that time, everyone was panicking, trying to kick and cling. And my P. is nowhere to be seen, only seeing turbid flood waters flowing ..." - Ms. Thuy wiped the water on her red eyes, said.

Give food and clothes for the people who in flooded area

The loss and suffering in Thanh Hoi village is just a "slice" of the story in Phu Yen during the fierce flood in recent days. Nine people have died in this province, tens of thousands of houses were flooded, hundreds of people had to call for help at midnight, white forces were immersed in dangerous rain and floods to save lives.

Before the great damage left by the flood, Mr. Tran Huu The - Chairman of the People's Committee of Phu Yen province - said that the Provincial People's Committee had directed the local government to immediately provide relief to people in the area severely damaged by the flood.

"The most urgent is to provide food and necessities for the people, to ensure that they have food, clothing, and are not hungry or cold. Those whose houses have collapsed must immediately arrange temporary accommodation. for them," said Mr. The.

The next job is to urgently calculate the damage of each household so that there can be a support policy according to the State's regulations to ensure security.

"In the long term, the population areas vulnerable to natural disasters will be calculated by the province. Other resettlement areas can be planned. The province's capacity will be solved by the province, but if it is difficult, please advocate, support from the central government," said Mr. The.

Mr. Nguyen Quoc Hoan - Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in Phu Yen province - said that right after the flood receded, this organization has supported people whose houses have completely collapsed, their houses have been damaged by floods, visited and moved. family members who have died or gone missing.

"We have also proposed to the Standing Party Committee of Phu Yen Province to use the funds to immediately provide relief to families in difficulty due to floods, so that they can soon stabilize their lives," said Mr. Hoan. Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Phu Yen province also said that the province always encourages and welcomes organizations and individuals to join hands in relief and support for people damaged by floods and natural disasters in the province.

"It is not necessary to go through the Front channel or any state agency, everyone can do charity, as long as it helps people in need at the right time. Charity money is given to the right audience. If you use it for the right purposes and openly and transparently, there's nothing to worry about," said Mr. Hoan.