Landslide Woes Plague Numerous Provinces

Due to heavy rainfall in the provinces of Son La, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, and Ninh Binh, several landslides have occurred. Local authorities promptly evacuated affected residents to safer locations.

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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.

The crack on Pu Meo Mountain is about 10 meters deep. Photo: Minh Tuong

After the landslide occurred in this area, the local authorities mobilized the police and military forces to quickly arrive at the scene and inspect the situation. 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 property to a safe place.

In Nam Giai Commune, there had been heavy rain due to the influence of Tropical Storm No. 4. In recent days, the rain in Puc Village has subsided, but at noon on September 29, a crack suddenly appeared on Pu Meo Mountain. Puc Village, Nam Giai Commune, has 90 households with 360 members. The residents live about 30 meters away from Pu Meo Mountain.

In Ninh Binh Province, in Veo Hill, Son Lai Commune, Nho Quan District, the land on the hill has cracked and the layers have collapsed in two locations, with a crack width of 30 cm and a depth of about 40 cm, for a total length of about 380 m (position 1: 300 m; position 2: 80 m).

This landslide site has a very large volume and is dangerous, directly affecting the houses, property, and lives of 139 households and one church in Thanh Vi hamlet, 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 to announce an emergency situation due to the Veo Hill landslide in Son Lai commune, Nho Quan district.

The functional forces are cordoning off the Veo Hill landslide site in Son Lai commune, Nho Quan district, Ninh Binh province. Photo: MD

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 Storm No. 3, we reported it to the local authorities and functional agencies. Currently, the water in the cracks is no longer flowing as strongly 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.”

Landslide area at Veo Hill. Photo: Thanh Binh

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 property 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 build a barrier, set up three observation markers, and a warning sign of danger within the landslide area.

In Thanh Hoa Province, due to the continuous heavy rain and influence from Storm No. 3 and No. 4, a landslide 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.

Na Lo Hill landslide, the functional forces moved 5 households at the foot of the hill to a safe place

On September 27, the functional forces of Lang Chanh District and Tan Phuc Commune urgently moved five households with 28 members out of the dangerous area.

In Son La Province, due to the continuous heavy rain caused by Storm No. 3 and No. 4, Sop Cop District has been significantly affected in terms of people’s lives, activities, transportation, and agricultural production. In addition, cracks have appeared on the hills, house foundations, walls, and yards of many households in Sop Cop, Sam Kha, and Nam Lanh communes.

In Na Loc Village, Sop Cop Commune, there are many large cracks and landslides on the hill above the residential area, posing a high risk to 21 households. Among them, five households have had their house foundations lifted, walls cracked, retaining walls damaged, and other auxiliary works… Multiple cracks have appeared, leading to a failure in ensuring the load-bearing structure of the works. Currently, four households have proactively relocated to a safe place.

The delegation inspects the area with a high risk of landslides in Na Loc Village, Sop Cop Commune. Photo: Lo An

At the boarding area of Sam Kha Secondary School, there is one point with a high risk of taluy yang landslide. In the area of Keo Vai Village, Nam Lanh Commune, a taluy am landslide occurred on the road to the village, posing a high risk of continuing to fall into seven houses and the primary and kindergarten schools, and the village cultural house. To ensure the safety of people and property of the people, teachers and students, the People’s Committee of Sop Cop District has established a working group with departments, agencies, and units and the Party Committee and People’s Committee of the communes to survey and inspect the field in areas at high risk of landslides.

The delegation of Sop Cop District inspects the house cracking in Na Loc Village, Sop Cop Commune. Photo: Lo An

Sop Cop District also established security teams to regularly stand guard and inspect dangerous areas, not allowing households in high-risk areas of landslides to stay in their homes, especially when it rains. The security team actively grasps the situation and the status of the cracks and landslides to promptly handle any arising situations. The anti-natural disaster forces of the communes are ready to deploy response measures, rescue, and relief…