According to records on October 6, due to the impact of heavy rain and floods, a section of the negative slope on National Highway 2 adjacent to the banks of the Lo River, in Ha Giang Ward 1, Tuyen Quang Province, was seriously eroded.
The landslide section from Km285+995 to Km286+355, almost the entire negative slope, has collapsed into the Lo River, forming a frog's jaw and continuing to show signs of spinning deep into the roadbed and roadbed. The landslide also exposed and damaged many underground construction items on the route.
Also at this location, the positive slope is showing a large crack running along the hill, with a very high risk of landslides. According to the authorities, if landslides on the negative and positive slopes continue to occur, it is entirely possible that National Highway 2 will be cut off.
Mr. Nguyen Van Tung - Deputy Director of the Tuyen Quang Province Foreign Capital Project Management Board said that the unit has sent a report to the Provincial People's Committee on the landslide situation on National Highway 2 and proposed to repair the problem in an emergency situation.
"The items that need to be constructed and repaired immediately include the emergency construction of negative embankments to ensure safety for the route and the circulation of vehicles," informed the Deputy Director of the Tuyen Quang Province Foreign Capital Project Management Board.
National Highway 2 is currently a vital route connecting Hanoi and the administrative center of Tuyen Quang province to Thanh Thuy International Border Gate, Ha Giang 1 and Ha Giang 2 wards.
Meanwhile, after a major flood caused by storm No. 10, traffic infrastructure in Tuyen Quang province was severely damaged with 8 national highways landslides and flooding in 370 locations, over 700m of the road to Lung Cu National Flag Tower was landslides with a total volume of rock and soil of about 42,000m3.
Important local routes such as provincial roads 178, 177, 176, 176B, 183 and district routes 17, 01, 10, the road from Ngoc Linh commune to Dong Tam commune... with over 500 flooded and landslide locations. The total length of the landslides and damages is over 56 km, the volume of landslides and rockslides is nearly 1.3 million m3. In addition, there are 30 bridges and 12 culverts across the road, 1 pontoon bridge is damaged.
The Department of Construction of Tuyen Quang province has requested road management units to be on duty 24/7, focusing on inspecting and reviewing areas at risk of flooding, subsidence, and landslides to have a traffic diversion plan to ensure traffic safety.
According to Mr. Le Thanh Son - Director of the Department of Construction of Tuyen Quang province, due to the impact of storm No. 11, many roads in the area will continue to experience landslides and localized flooding.
"We have developed response plans when traffic jams occur. However, people need to strictly implement the directives and instructions of the Provincial People's Committee, the Department of Construction and localities, and comply with the traffic regulation activities of the authorities to ensure safety", said the Director of the Department of Construction of Tuyen Quang province.
Millions of arms turn to compatriots affected by storms and floods
Consecutive storms No. 8, 9.10 (Bualoi) and floods caused by the storm have killed, left missing, and injured 165 people; many houses and production and business establishments have had their roofs blown off and suffered heavy damage. People across the northern mountainous provinces and the central provinces are struggling to cope with floods and heavy losses in human lives and property due to floods and thunderstorms.
"A piece of food when hungry is worth a package when full", with the spirit of mutual love that has always been a beautiful image of the Vietnamese people, the Golden Heart Social Charity Fund calls on domestic and foreign philanthropists to join hands to share with people affected by floods to have food, clothing, shelter, students have books to go to school...
The Golden Heart Social Charity Fund would like to sincerely thank the precious feelings of agencies, businesses, and domestic and foreign philanthropists.
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