Late on December 3, Mr. Vu Duc Nhuan - Chairman of the People's Committee of Son Dien Commune (Lam Dong Province) - said that heavy rain caused 5 large and small landslides on Gia Bac Pass. Many fallen forest trees blocked the road, causing traffic on National Highway 28 through this area to be completely paralyzed.
In Gia Bac commune, 5 landslides were recorded along with some fallen forest trees. Forces have approached and are making efforts to clear the scene.
At this time, many other landslides have appeared in Bac Binh commune (Lam Dong province) and the locality is continuing to count.
In particular, from Km38 to Km43, some landslides and fallen ancient forest trees have left about 20 cars of all kinds stuck.
According to Mr. Nhuan, after many efforts, the Deputy Police of Son Dien Commune (Comrade Nghia) has reached the landslide area. This is a remote mountainous area with no phone signal, so it is difficult to grasp information.
"At first, we determined that there were about 20 cars stuck, but the number of people on the cars had not been counted. The locality is continuing to coordinate with forces to approach and handle the scene," said Mr. Nhuan.
Previously, Lao Dong Newspaper reported that heavy rain lasting from afternoon to night caused a landslide on Gia Bac Pass (Km38Km51) with a large amount of rock and soil and many forest trees falling onto the road. The incident paralyzed traffic on National Highway 28 in both directions.
