BILLIONWHO HAS STUNNED TO THE POVERTY VILLAGE
Ms. Nay H’Mat (in Plei Kte Nho village, Ia Yeng commune) said, on the afternoon of April 15, when she was standing in front of her house, she heard the wind howling from afar, the wind twisting the house pillars. She just hugged her child and ran to her mother’s house not far away, shouting for everyone to know. Before she could regain consciousness, her house was swept into the air by the wind. Suddenly, both mother and sister’s family floated in the vortex and fell into the rice field. “The tornado swept away, the light ones flew, the heavy ones collapsed. The villagers came to help rearrange the pillars. Then they had to borrow more to rebuild the house,” said Ms. Nay H’Mat.
The rice that is about to be harvested in the village of Plei Kte Nho fell and was scattered everywhere due to the tornado
Next to the house on stilts with a few pillars in the sky, Mrs. Nay H’Mui (Mrs. Nay H’Mat’s mother) quietly picked up a few things from the rubble. Not far away, a pole of rice next to the house was also tossed by the wind. Many corrugated iron sheets were blown down by the wind, causing the rice to be broken across the body. Ms. Nay H’Mui’s family belongs to a poor household, and is still in dire straits. “The cyclone passed, suddenly we fell into the scene of the sky and the earth. The neighbors were so merciful that they let us live for a few days,” said Mrs. Nay H’Mui chokingly.
Her husband died, Ksor Jin (in Plei Kte Nho village) raised 3 children alone. In order to make life less difficult, she went to Binh Duong to work as a worker. But not long after working, she had to rush back to her hometown to rebuild a house for her children to live in. Ms. Jin confided: “When I heard my son called to the newspaper, the roof was blown off, my guts were like fire, I rushed to catch the bus back in the night. The company also created favorable conditions and gave some applications. salary. These days I have to run around to rebuild my house.”
OLDHUNG TAY BUILDING THE HOUSE
According to the People’s Committee of Ia Yeng Commune, the tornado accompanied by heavy rain on the afternoon of April 15 caused a great deal of damage to 3 villages of Plei Kte Nho, Plei Kte Lon A, and Plei Kual. A total of 63 houses collapsed or their roofs fell off, and 36.2 hectares of winter-spring rice crop were damaged. Most of the people in these 3 villages are Jrai people. In the past few days, the community in Ia Yeng commune has encouraged each other to get up after natural disasters and rebuild their houses. With the help of neighbors and all levels of government and the army, police, militia…, houses are being erected on the old ground.
People support each other to rebuild their houses on the old ground
With the support of 2 million VND from Ia Yeng Commune People’s Committee, Ms. Nay H’Mat bought corrugated iron and temporarily set up a small tent of about 25 m2 to stay temporarily. “Building an old house still owes 100 million VND. 4 sao of rice, each year collects 40 bags (50 kg / bag) but this year is considered lost. The road ahead will be difficult but my husband and I encourage each other to try to do it. Some creditors who know their family’s situation also said they would write letters for a few years,” said Ms. Nay H’Mat.
Ms. Nay H’Mui was also helped by people to clean up the house that was swept away by the tornado and to rebuild another house on stilts. “In the near future, I can move in and don’t have to live with relatives anymore. The old owner in the South heard that my house had a natural disaster and called out, saying I was going to help with the housework, monthly salary of 6 million dong. In a few days, I will go in there to work,” said Mrs. Nay H’Mui. And Ksor Jin is also rebuilding the house. The house on stilts with the roof has been removed, the material is used to build a 4-level cement house. The money for the house, Ms. Jin said, was lent by relatives.
According to Mr. Nguyen Van Ty, Vice Chairman of Ia Yeng Commune People’s Committee, right after the disaster, the commune government and H.Phu Thien People’s Committee sent forces to help people clean up their houses and arrange accommodation for people. The Commune People’s Committee also deducts funds and calls for nearly 40 million dong from charity to support 15 households whose houses have collapsed and their roofs removed so that they can rebuild their houses.
Talk to PV YouthMr. Nguyen Hoang Phong, Secretary of the Phu Thien District Party Committee, said: “Our biggest priority is to help people stabilize their lives. In difficult cases, there will be specific directions for support. It is important not to so that people lack shelter, lack of food due to natural disasters. Many damaged houses have been repaired and rebuilt. The situation is also temporarily stable.”