In Nghe An Province, according to information from the Nậm Giải commune People’s Committee, a large crack has appeared on Pù Mèo mountain, located in Pục village, Nậm Giải commune, Quế Phong district. The crack on Pù Mèo 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 quickly arrive at the scene and inspect the situation. The crack directly affected the household of Mr. Lữ La Nhất with four members and three other households, so the functional forces organized the evacuation of both people and assets to a safe place.
There had been heavy rain in Nậm Giải commune due to the influence of the fourth storm. Although the rain had decreased in recent days, a crack suddenly appeared on Pù Mèo mountain at noon on September 29th. Pục village, Nậm Giải commune, has 90 households with 360 members. The households live about 30 meters away from Pù Mèo mountain.
In Ninh Binh Province, at Vẽo hill, Sơn Lai commune, Nho Quan district, the land on the hill has cracked and the layers have collapsed in two places, with a 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 location has a very large volume and is dangerous, directly affecting the houses, property, and lives of 139 households and one Thanh Vi parish church, mainly households in Vẽo village and some households in Sưa village, Sơn 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 a natural disaster: the landslide at Vẽo hill, Sơn Lai commune, Nho Quan district.
According to Mr. Nguyễn Văn Quân, Head of Vẽo village: “Vẽo village has 106 households with 269 members. Regarding the crack on Vẽo hill that was discovered after the third storm, we reported it to the local authorities and competent agencies. 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 Vẽo and Sưa villages (Sơn Lai commune), nine households are at risk of being directly affected by the crack at Vẽo hill. These households have moved their assets to their relatives’ houses to ensure the safety of their lives and property.
On September 29, Sơn Lai commune (Nho Quan district) organized forces and means to fence off the landslide area and plant 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, located in Tân Lập village, Tân Phúc commune, Lang Chánh district, affecting the residential area at the foot of the hill.
On September 27, the functional forces of Lang Chánh district and Tân Phúc commune urgently moved five households with 28 members out of 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 several communes, including Sốp Cộp, Sam Kha, and Nậm Lạnh.
In Nà Lốc village, Sốp Cộp commune, large cracks and slip surfaces have 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, walls cracked, retaining walls damaged, and other auxiliary works… with many cracks appearing, leading to a failure to ensure the bearing capacity of the works. Currently, four households have proactively moved to a safe place.
At the boarding area of the Sop Cop Secondary School for Ethnic Minorities, there is one point with a high risk of taluy yang landslides. In the Kéo Vai village area, Nậm Lạnh commune, taluy am landslides occurred on the road into 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’s lives and property, teachers, and students, the People’s Committee of Sốp Cộp 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, rock falls, and floods.
Sốp Cộp district has also established security groups to regularly stand guard and inspect dangerous areas, absolutely 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 the cracks and slip surfaces to promptly handle any arising situations. The anti-natural disaster forces of the communes are ready to deploy response measures, rescue, and relief…
