On the afternoon of September 12, authorities discovered a problem at the discharge basin of the Cong Bun pumping station. Since the discharge basin is directly connected to the Thuong River, its breach could be as serious as a breach in the Thuong River dyke, leading to severe consequences.

Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le Anh Duong directs the fixing of the problem at the Cong Bun pumping station.

In this urgent situation, Duong and Le O Pich, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, visited the site to inspect and direct the repair efforts. Hundreds of officers and soldiers from various forces, and local residents were quickly mobilized.

At the site around 11 pm on September 12, the working atmosphere was very urgent, with increased manpower as compared to 6 pm.

A large crane was brought to the site to assist divers in exploring locations to seal the sluice gates. All people made efforts to solve the problem.

Soldiers use steel sheets to block the water leak.

Along with armed forces personnel, many residents from Bac Giang city and nearby areas actively participated in the effort. Some workers, on their way home from factories, came to help upon learning about the situation.

Delivering direct instructions at the site, Duong emphasized that the province had mobilized around 500 people, including military, police and militia forces from Bac Giang city, the agriculture sector, and local residents, to focus on fixing the problem. People from many other places also joined forces to protect the work.

He directed strengthening and reinforcing the embankments with steel to prevent the collapse of the pumping station’s walls.

Divers were assigned to seal the sluice gates. By 6 pm on September 12, three out of six sluice gates to the river had been closed. Water was then pumped from the basin into the Thuong River and river water pressure was used to close the sluice gates.

Hundreds of residents work through the night to help fix the problem at the Cong Bun pumping station.

The local leader requested mobilizing manpower, equipment, stone, stone cages, excavators, and cranes to thoroughly seal the sluice gates. If these measures fail, alternative plans must be prepared, he noted.

By midnight on September 12, at the site, forces were still working tirelessly on their assigned tasks. Under the close and drastic direction of provincial leaders, and with the contributions of police, military, militia, and local residents, the embankment reinforcement to protect the pumping station walls had been completed.

Procedures such as dropping stone cages and sealing the sluice gates were being carried out with the utmost urgency and effort to fix the problem as quickly as possible, ensuring the safety of the work.

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