According to information from Mai Chau Commune Police, as of 7:00 p.m. on December 14, the landslide on National Highway 6 was still causing traffic jams, vehicles could not circulate.
Initial information shows that the incident killed 3 people and injured 2 others. The authorities are urgently organizing rescue, overcoming the consequences and regulating traffic.
According to the representative of the National Highway 6 management unit, by 7:15 p.m. the same day, the rescue units had found 2 bodies in the landslide.
However, due to the deformed bodies, the identities of the two unfortunate people have not been determined.
Previously, at around 14:37, on December 14, at Km124+300 National Highway 6, through Thung Nhuoi Pass, Mai Chau Commune, Phu Tho Province, a particularly serious landslide occurred.
Thousands of cubic meters of rock and soil from the positive slope suddenly collapsed, completely burying the road surface, causing traffic through the area to be cut off.
The dashcam recorded the moment of a serious landslide on National Highway 6, a video showing at least 3 people buried.
On the same afternoon, Lao Dong Newspaper reporters were present at the scene. According to observations, the landslide location is in a narrow mountain stream, with rocks and soil overflowing onto the road, causing complete traffic congestion.
Forces are urgently searching for missing people. At the same time, temporary roads will be built to ensure traffic.
