Information from the Lao Cai Department of Transport, as of 3:00 p.m. today (July 31), most landslides have been basically overcome, ensuring people's travel.
Previously, floods caused landslides on National Highway 4 (Km209+380, section passing through Pha Long commune, Muong Khuong district), causing traffic jams; National Highway 4D (at km187+350, section passing through Thanh Binh commune, Muong Khuong district).
Provincial Road 158 (section passing A Lu commune, Y Ty) has 5 landslide points with both negative and positive slopes, with a volume of soil and rock of over 300 m3, causing traffic disruption from Trinh Tuong commune to Y Ty commune.
Floods and rains also caused many inter-district and inter-commune roads in Si Ma Cai, Bat Xat, and Sa Pa districts to collapse, making travel difficult for people.
Immediately after the landslide occurred, the Lao Cai Department of Transport directed the Road Maintenance Management Board, Lao Cai Road Joint Stock Company, and authorities at all levels to deploy machinery and human resources to focus on cleaning up the landslide. rock and soil to clear the route.