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- Dredging the sewerage to avoid flood.
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the low water. After:
- Accessing the damage - Trying to recover production
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Saline intrusion
No measure, nothing have done because of no fresh water source
in this time
Group discussion in Section 37, Hoa Hiep Bac ward The MDSC of ward and Sub-DMSC of the section have good coordination and to prepare
thoroughly before a disaster occurs. All of the activities as the checking and helping families in difficult to reinforce the houses, bring elderly and children to the shelter, prepare food,
medicines and officials at each evacuation place will be implemented immediately when the command is given by head of DMSC or through the other emergency evidence related to the
coming hazard.
However, means for personal protection life vest, lifebuoys is not enough for all members of the Sub-DMSC and rescue team.
8.3 Impacts on Education
In Hoa Hiep Bac ward, there are 2 primary schools with a total of 902 pupils in 31 classes. The rate of children coming in 1
st
grade achieves 100, 207209 pupils finised primary level, accounting for 99. Hai Van primary school was recognised as a national standard school in
level I, and Tran Binh Trong primary school as a national standard school in level II. These schools were built solidly and spaciously with large precincts, playgrounds and sufficient toilets.
When disasters happen, the shools give pupils some days off on their own initiative.
At present, there is no school curriculum on disaster knowledge but pupils also know
how to self-protect from flood and typhoon through television, radio, relatives and
Nature – Society subject in school. In low land areas Sections 1, 2 and 37 where
floods usually hapen when heavy rain, the study of pupils is often interrupted in rain
season. Despite living near to sea, rather many pupils cannot swim.
The pupils let us know how they can protect themselves for example, seek for safe
place for hiding, not stand underneath electronic poles and trees in typhoony rain, not go on roads near rivers or ponds, not go in the strong winds….
Disasters affected schooling of the children. Fortunately, no pupils drop out of school after the typhoon. They return to school after one week. In the typhoon in 2006, the school gave
them three days off before and after the typhoon. Unfortunately, one pupil died in the water
Figure 20. Interviewing pupils
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Natural disasters influence on study of pupils
We live in a place where flood usually happens. After each flood or typhoon, it is very difficult for us to go to school because the road to school is still under water and thick mud layer.
Besides many broken trees lie about in disorder and in the way, so for year we often cannot go to school for 7 – 10 days more than pupils in other areas do. Our houses leaked and flood
water rose high, which made our books and notebooks wet, so after that my parents had to
spend a lot of money on buying new ones, sometimes without money we cannot go to
school until receiving government supports, and unfortunately some pupils in too poor
family left school. Especially, after typhoon in 2006, our houses were mostly broken, metal
sheets flew, fortune, clothes and study equipments were lost. We fell in bad situation.
Pupil group in team 37, Hoa Hiep Bac ward Some organizations such as Farmer, Women, Youth and War-Veteran Union and Associations
combined with Pupils’ Parents Association, Study Encouragement Society and Hai Van Border statiuon 244 to campaign children in school age to schools. Maintaining continuous education
classes in the evening with 53 pupils. Steering committee of Conpulsory Education in ward associated with Border Post 244 in starting a new class to universalize education and eliminate
iliterates for 20 trainees over 35 years old.
8.4 Impacts on Health
