Morning 30 / 9 people Tan Hue, Binh Thanh district, Dong Thap found a body about 4-6 years old children drifting river. There, An Giang, Dong Thap has 5 cases died of the flood. To ensure the safety of children in flood areas, from 28 / 9, the education and training of Dong Thap to 87 schools and 11,705 students pre-school, primary, junior secondary school.

Mr. Nguyen Minh Giam, head of forecast meteorological station, meteorological analysis Southern region: "The nature and changes in the Cuu Long River Delta floods this year by floods in 2000".

According to Director, 10 years ago do not have the dike system should flood overflows the plains, the year closed dike, flood the rivers flowing. But after nearly a decade this region do not have big floods, dike system is not reinforced. If the flood coincides with strong typhoons, heavy rains in many parts of the dike system will be water immersion.

Flood in 2000 reached 5.08 m, the highest peak in the Mekong Delta to date. Agriculture Minister Cao Duc Phat countryside during field surveys in two provinces of An Giang - Dong Thap few days ago also that floods this year may exceed the alert level 5, or above the 2000 flood peak.

Many people in Thuong Thoi Tien Commune, Hong Ngu, Dong Thap were deeply submerged in floodwaters. Photo: Gia Bao

Ministers also stressed the water flow down the Mekong River is very strong in the first five days in October. Local authorities are not ignored in the flood response, emergency flood reinforced embankments, pumping stations for irrigation investment flooding combat duty 24/24.

Mr. Nguyen Van Duong, Vice Chairman of Dong Thap province, said the 500 hectares of rice in the province are flooded, 7,600 hectares of high risk in flood affected districts of Tan Hong, Hong Ngu, Tam Nong and Dong Thap Muoi. Recently, the dike system in the town of Hong Ngu, Tan Hong, Tam Nong, Thanh Binh ... new collection up to winter wheat was weak and broken flood attack.

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