In Nghe An Province, according to information from the People’s Committee of Nam Giai commune, a large crack has appeared on Pu Meo Mountain, located in Puc village, Nam Giai commune, Que Phong district. The crack on Pu Meo Mountain is approximately 100 meters long, 20-40 centimeters wide, and up to 10 meters deep. It was discovered at 11 am on September 29th.
Following the landslide in this area, local authorities mobilized police and military forces to promptly inspect the scene. The crack directly affected the household of Mr. Lu La Nhat with four members and three other households, so the functional forces organized the evacuation of both people and assets to a safe place.
Nam Giai commune had previously experienced heavy rain due to the influence of the fourth storm. Although the rain in Puc village had decreased in recent days, a crack suddenly appeared on Pu Meo Mountain around noon on September 29th. Puc village, Nam Giai commune, is home to 90 households with 360 members. The residents live about 30 meters away from Pu Meo Mountain.
In Ninh Binh Province, at Veo Hill in Son Lai commune, Nho Quan district, the land has cracked and the layers have collapsed in two locations, with a width of 30 centimeters and a depth of about 40 centimeters, for a total length of about 380 meters (position 1: 300 meters; position 2: 80 meters).
This landslide site has a very large volume and is dangerous, directly affecting the houses, property, and lives of 139 households and one Thanh Vi church, mainly households in Veo village and some households in Sua village, Son Lai commune.
On September 28, 2024, the People’s Committee of Ninh Binh province also issued Decision No. 817/QD-UBND, announcing an emergency situation due to the Veo Hill landslide in Son Lai commune, Nho Quan district.
According to Mr. Nguyen Van Quan, Head of Veo Village, “Veo Village has 106 households with 269 members. Regarding the crack on Veo Hill that was discovered after the third storm, we reported it to the local and functional authorities. Currently, the cracks are no longer gushing water as before, but the area of the landslide sites shows signs of increasing. The land is damp and subsiding, making it difficult to walk, and new subsidence cracks are appearing, deeper than the previous day.”
It is known that in Veo and Sua villages (Son Lai commune), nine households are at risk of being directly affected by the crack at Veo Hill. These households have relocated their assets to their relatives’ homes to ensure the safety of their lives and property.
On September 29, Son Lai commune (Nho Quan district) organized forces and means to fence off the landslide area and set up three warning signs within the scope of the landslide.
In Thanh Hoa Province, due to the influence of prolonged heavy rains from the third and fourth storms, landslides of soil and rocks occurred in Na Lo hill, Tan Lap village, Tan Phuc commune, Lang Chanh district, affecting the residential area at the foot of the hill.
On September 27, the functional forces of Lang Chanh district and Tan Phuc commune urgently evacuated five households with 28 members from the dangerous area.
In Son La Province, due to the influence of the third and fourth storms, heavy rains occurred in Sop Cop district, greatly affecting the lives, daily activities, transportation, and agricultural production of the people. In addition, cracks have appeared on hills, house foundations, walls, and yards in Sop Cop, Sam Kha, and Nam Lanh communes.
In Na Loc village, Sop Cop commune, large cracks and slipways appeared on the hill above the residential area, posing a high risk of landslides and affecting 21 households. Five households have had their house foundations lifted, and their walls, retaining walls, and other auxiliary works have cracked, compromising the load-bearing structure of the houses. Four households have proactively relocated to a safe place.
At the boarding area of the Secondary School for Ethnic Minority Students in Sam Kha commune, there is one point at high risk of a landslide on the sunny side of the talus. In the area of Keo Vai village, Nam Lanh commune, the shady side of the talus leading to the village has collapsed, and there is a high risk of further collapse onto seven houses and the primary and kindergarten schools, as well as the village cultural house. To ensure the safety of people and property, teachers, and students, the People’s Committee of Sop Cop district has established a working group with departments, agencies, and leaders of party committees and people’s committees of communes to survey and inspect the field in areas at high risk of landslides, rockslides, and floods.
Sop Cop district has also established security groups to regularly monitor dangerous areas, not allowing households in high-risk areas of landslides to stay in their homes, especially when it rains. The security group actively grasps the situation and the status of cracks and slipways to promptly handle any arising situations. The district’s anti-natural disaster forces are ready to deploy response measures, rescue, and relief…
