Heavy rain causes landslides, traffic jams on Provincial Road 140 Dien Bien
At noon on July 21, speaking with a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Vu Duc Bieu - Chairman of the People's Committee of Trung Phinh Commune, Dien Bien Province confirmed that due to heavy rain lasting for a long time overnight and early morning on July 21, a serious landslide occurred on Provincial Road 140.
Accordingly, a large amount of mud, soil, and rocks from the embankment overflowed, burying the entire roadbed and surface at km15+650 of Provincial Road 140 (the route from Tua Chua commune to Cirnh Phinh commune).
The landslide caused local traffic congestion, making it impossible for vehicles, especially cars, to travel through this area.
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Rare crocodile caught in the Black Water Canal in Ho Chi Minh City
At noon on July 21, the People's Committee of Binh Hung Hoa Ward said that after about 2 days of searching, the locality had caught a crocodile in the Black Water Canal.
The Ho Chi Minh City Forest Protection Department said it had received the crocodile and identified it as a freshwater crocodile.
The crocodile weighs about 2 kg, is about 79 cm long, scientific name is Crocodylus siamensis, belonging to group IB in the list of endangered, precious, and rare forest plants and animals.
After receiving the crocodile, the rangers of the Ho Chi Minh City Forest Protection Department took it to care for and rescue.
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Storm No. 3 threatens the mainland, provinces and cities simultaneously stop welcoming tourists
Tourist boats urgently return to shelters, entertainment areas proactively plan to pick up and drop off guests, ensuring measures to respond to storm No. 3 Wipha.
Storm No. 3 Wipha is approaching the coast of Vietnam with a strong intensity of level 9-10 (75-102km/h), gusting to level 12. The storm is forecast to have complicated developments, directly affecting coastal cities from Quang Ninh to Ninh Binh. Faced with that situation, localities have proactively and urgently implemented response measures.
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