The boy from Nu village recounted the flash flood, shedding tears: "I still haven't found my father"

Coming to Hanoi to attend the program "Together with Tien Phong to lift me to school", an 8th grade student named Quan from Lang Nu village, Phuc Khanh commune, Bao Yen district (Lao Cai) told about the terrible flash flood on September 10.

Recently, Anh Quan had the opportunity to set foot in Hanoi for the first time to participate in the program "Together with Tien Phong to bring children to school" at Cau Giay Secondary School (Cau Giay district, Hanoi).

The story of Quan losing his father has not been found until now, the collapsed house has touched the participants of the program. After the launching ceremony, Quan was invited to visit the classrooms of Cau Giay Secondary School. Here, Quan was given textbooks, notebooks, pens, money, exam papers, money, etc. The teachers of the school also gave Quan many gifts.

Talking about the painful loss that he and his family have just experienced, Anh Quan cried: "That morning, suddenly there was a loud explosion. Then, seeing the misty soil and rocks descending from the top of the mountain, I ran away and only had time to shout: Daddy, run... After running for a while, I turned around and saw that the whole family and my father were gone.

According to Lao Dong newspaper, Mr. Pham Duc Vinh - Principal of Phuc Khanh Primary School No. 1 (Bao Yen district, Lao Cai) said that the school has been receiving help from many individuals and organizations. Currently, the school mobilizes boarding students at the school to ensure safety and convenience in going to school. This school has just lost 13 children and 7 are still being treated at the hospital.

The 7 lucky survivors who are in the hospital for treatment have all become orphans. Most of them are children who have lost both parents, even some have lost their entire families, brothers and sisters.
"Typhoon Yagi has devastated a lot of school facilities and people. But the facilities can be overcome, and the loss of people does not know how long it will take to be relieved," Dan Tri newspaper quoted Mr. Vinh as saying.

According to Mr. Vinh, currently, the boarding of Lang Nu students at the school has been smoothly implemented. The children are at school from Monday to Friday, and go home with their families on weekends.

As for the male student Anh Quan, he confided that at school he was well fed and slept warmly, but he was still very homesick and missed his mother. Quan's mother is in the temporary residence of Lang Nu. Every Friday afternoon, Quan waits for his grandfather to come to pick him up with his mother.

According to Dan Tri, in Hanoi, the gift that Mr. Vinh and Quan received from students in the capital was 50 million VND, of which Quan alone received a savings book of 30 million VND. This money is spent on rebuilding life and the future.

In addition, the total amount of money donated by students of schools and education and training departments is more than 1.1 billion VND. Particularly, students of Cau Giay School support the program of 100 million VND and give Phuc Khanh Primary and Secondary School No. 1 20 million VND.

The organizers received 14,000 personal t.ai insurance cards for highland students worth 300 million VND and 500 million VND in cash to support 5 schools to purchase teaching equipment in Lao Cai province.

Regarding the flash flood in Lang Nu, up to this point, the flood has caused 33 households to be completely buried, 58 people did not survive, 9 people are still missing and many other families have suffered losses. Experts warn that many other mountainous areas such as Ha Giang and Lao Cai are also experiencing many geological cracks, potentially posing a risk of similar landslides.

To help people stabilize their lives after the disaster, on September 21, Lao Cai province began to build a 10-hectare resettlement area about 3km from Lang Nu. This area is designed in the traditional style of the Tay people, with a system of houses, roads, schools, cultural houses and a synchronous electricity and water system, helping to ensure a stable life for the people.

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