Many serious landslides after the storm in Do Son, Hai Phong

On the morning of September 30, speaking with Lao Dong, Mr. Ngo Viet Dong - Head of the Economic Division of Do Son District said that since storm No. 3 in August 2022, Do Son District had 7 major landslides. These landslides were repaired in 2023. By storm No. 3 on September 7, 17 new landslides had appeared in the area.

Of the 17 landslides, Van Huong ward has 10, Hai Son ward has 6 and Ngoc Xuyen ward has 1. Mr. Dinh Xuan Thuy - Vice Chairman of Van Huong ward People's Committee said that 4/10 landslides in the district are related to residential areas.

Because the local authorities had evacuated these areas before the storm, there were no human casualties. However, 7 houses were buried by rocks and soil, completely destroyed and unusable, 6 houses were severely damaged...

A house in lane 221 Den Nghe had its roof collapsed by falling rocks and soil.

Another household in Van Huong ward had its roof and walls severely collapsed due to landslides from the mountain.

Inside the house, furniture was also buried in sand and rocks.

It is known that in the whole district, there are 4 households whose houses were washed away, collapsed, buried, and have no place to live; 46 households have not lost their houses, but are at very high risk of landslides, collapses, and cannot continue to live. All households have been relocated to new places, mainly to stay with relatives, 1 household has no relatives so the local authorities rented a temporary house.

Recently, Van Huong ward proposed to support storm damage to households whose houses were damaged by landslides, of which, 7 households were supported with 100 million VND/household to build new houses, 6 households were repaired with a cost of 20 million VND/household; 10 households in difficult circumstances, houses damaged with a support level of 10 million VND/household. The locality is also continuing to review to support households promptly and to the right subjects.

Cung voi cac bien phap ho tro nguoi dan den noi tam lanh, moi day, UBND quan Do Son cung moi Doan chuyen gia cua Dai hoc Mo dia chat khao sat tai 17 diem sat lo tren dia ban quan. Tu do, co giai phap khac phuc mang tinh lau dai de on dinh va dam bao an toan cho nhan dan. Anh: Tuyen giao Do Son

Along with measures to support people to take shelter, recently, the People's Committee of Do Son District also invited a delegation of experts from the University of Mining and Geology to survey 17 landslide sites in the district. From there, there will be long-term solutions to stabilize and ensure safety for the people. Photo: Do Son Propaganda