Illustration. (Source: VNA)

Due to the influence of the tropical depression, from the night of August 3 to the morning of August 4, there was moderate rain in Phu Tho province, and in some places it was very heavy for many hours, causing some localities in Phu Tho province flooded, many communes were completely isolated. 

In the mountainous district of Tan Son, heavy rains isolated four communes, including Tan Son, Dong Son, Lai Dong, and Kiet Son. At the dams that spill through these communes, the water level was over 1m, making it difficult for people and vehicles to join the traffic. 

Many people cannot go home due to the high and fast flowing water levels. A representative of the leader of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Tan Son district said that in addition to the isolated communes, heavy rains also washed away some of the people's water, landslides tens of cubic meters of land. 

In addition, many communes in the district are at risk of being isolated if heavy rain continues. At present, the authorities of Tan Son district have assigned officers to be on duty at the head of the spillway, instructing and recommending people not to go through the dam without water receding.

In Viet Tri city, prolonged heavy rains have flooded many roads and streets such as the Sports Complex, Hung Vuong Street; Many nooks and crannies on Nguyen Du Street were flooded, movable plastic divider panels floated on the water surface, causing difficulties and hindering people in traffic.

In particular, heavy rains have deeply flooded the entire Minh Phuong urban area, Tran Nguyen Han street intersecting Hung Vuong street, Thanh Mieu ward was flooded up to 40-50cm deep, affecting traffic and people's lives.

Immediately after the incident happened, the functional forces were present to regulate traffic, overcome the flooding situation, and stretch warning strings for the deeply flooded road at the beginning of Tran Nguyen Han Street to limit vehicles.

Previously, according to the forecast report of the North Vietnam Regional Hydrometeorology Station, from the night of July 31 to August 5, many places in Phu Tho province will have moderate rain, heavy rain, some places with very heavy rain with popular rainfall of 200-300mm / time, some places over 300mm / time; The river and stream systems in the province are likely to have a flood with flood amplitude of 3-5m.

The Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue in Phu Tho Province has issued a written request to districts, cities and relevant authorities to closely monitor the evolution of tropical depression and the rain and flood situation. locality; timely warning information to communes, wards, towns and people to avoid, especially areas prone to landslides, flash floods, inundation.

In addition, the reserve of food, essentials, clean water, and medicine is under the motto "4 on the spot" to actively deal with heavy rain and floods.

Relevant authorities inspect, review, ready many options to ensure the safety of dykes, dams, reservoirs downstream; assigning staff to regularly check and monitor the critical dyke sections that do not ensure the flood-proof elevation, the sluices under the dyke, the locations of river banks being eroded, the reservoirs are degraded or have problems.

Local authorities need to take the initiative in lowering water levels of degraded reservoirs to ensure safety of works. At the same time, to prepare forces, materials, means and equipment to handle key points of dikes and dams; implement urgently to complete or have a plan to ensure safety for construction works. Districts, urban centers and relevant authorities inspect, review and prepare to evacuate people in low-lying areas along rivers, streams, dangerous areas, landslide-prone areas, and flooded areas. deep, fragmented, high risk of flash floods, landslides, on cages and aquaculture areas to a safe place. The 24/24 hour duty regime is strictly applied, ensuring communication, proactively directing and handling situations and timely reporting to the Provincial Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue.