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 authorities organized the evacuation of both people and belongings to a safe location.
Nam Giai Commune had previously experienced heavy rains due to the influence of Storm No. 4. Although the rainfall in Puc Village had decreased in recent days, a sudden crack appeared on Pu Meo Mountain around noon on September 29th. Puc Village in Nam Giai Commune is home to 90 households with 360 residents. These households live about 30 meters away from Pu Meo Mountain.
In Ninh Binh Province, at Veo Hill in Son Lai Commune, Nho Quan District, the hilly land has cracked and the layers have collapsed in two locations. The width of the cracks is 30 centimeters, the depth is about 40 centimeters, and the total length is 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 parish 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, declaring 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 residents. Regarding the long crack on Veo Hill that was discovered after Storm No. 3, we reported it to the local and functional authorities. Currently, the water inside the cracks is no longer rushing 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 belongings 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 erect barriers, set up survey markers, and install three danger warning signs within the landslide area.
In Thanh Hoa Province, due to the continuous heavy rains from Storms No. 3 and No. 4, a landslide of soil and rocks occurred in the Na Lo hill area, Tan Lap Village, Tan Phuc Commune, Lang Chanh District, affecting the residential area at the foot of the hill.
On September 27, the authorities 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 Storms No. 3 and No. 4, heavy rains occurred in Sop Cop District, significantly impacting the lives, daily activities, transportation, and agricultural production of the local 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, there are numerous cracks and large slipways 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 and retaining walls cracked, and other auxiliary works damaged, resulting in the loss of load-bearing capacity. Currently, four households have voluntarily relocated to a safe place.
At the boarding area of the Sop Cop Ethnic Minority Secondary School in Sam Kha Commune, there is one point with a high risk of taluy yang landslide. In the Kéo Vai Village, Nam Lanh Commune, a taluy am landslide occurred on the road into the village, posing a high risk of continuing to slide 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 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, landslides, and floods.
Sop Cop District has also established security groups 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 cracks and slipways to handle situations promptly. The district’s anti-natural disaster forces are also ready to deploy response measures, rescue, and relief…
