Workers work day and night to clear the landslide on the Ho Chi Minh road through Lo Xo Pass

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Quang Ngai - Workers wade in the rain, continuously trying day and night to clear the Ho Chi Minh road through Lo Xo Pass, which was severely eroded.

On October 28, Mr. Tran Thai Hoa - Head of Road Management Office III.1 (Road Management Area III) said that over the past 3 days, the storm has been complicated, many workers have stuck to the road, cleared, and cleared thousands of cubic meters of landslides at Lo Xo Pass.

As of the morning of the same day, the route through Lo Xo Pass to Da Nang or back towards Gia Lai has not yet been opened. The reason is that the amount of rock and soil is too large, after this landslide, it will collapse again; the rock and soil from the mountain slope will continue to flow down heavily, Mr. Hoa informed.

Khoi luong lon dat da bi sat tai Km1408 duong Ho Chi Minh. Anh: Thanh Tuan
A large amount of rock and soil collapsed at Km1408 of Ho Chi Minh Road. Photo: Thanh Tuan

Heavy rain on the top of Lo Xo Pass, dense fog, many workers of Kon Tum Road Management and Construction Joint Stock Company still stay at the scene, fueling excavators and digging vehicles to maintain operations.

In weak wave conditions, limited communication, landslide areas far from residential areas, workers quickly ate each pot of bread and cold rice boxes, wearing raincoats to drive excavators to dump blocks of soil and rocks across the road.

Dat da sat lo lien tiep tren nui do ve. Anh: Thanh Tuan
Land and rocks have continuously collapsed on the mountain. Photo: Thanh Tuan

Trying to clear the route but feeling worried when on the mountain, rocks and soil are still waiting for landslides, threatening the lives of people and vehicles.

The mountainous areas of Quang Ngai are still facing a high risk of dangerous landslides, especially in communes such as Dak Plo, Dak Pet, Ngoc Linh.

In Ngoc Linh commune, landslides swept away rocks and soil onto many roads in the commune, while there was a shortage of mobilized vehicles, making it difficult to travel due to traffic jams. Dozens of local people in Dak Nai and Dak Boi villages (Ngoc Linh commune) joined hands to clear fallen trees and clear mud to clear the road.

Nguoi dan xa Ngoc Linh chung tay ra duong no luc khoi thong, don dep bun dat. Anh: Ngoc Chi
People in Ngoc Linh commune joined hands to go out to the streets to try to clear the mud and soil. Photo: Ngoc Chi

Young people and women in the commune have been wearing helmets for many hours to clean up the rocks and soil brought back by floods and rains, avoiding the villages being isolated for a long time during the rainy season, making it difficult to provide medicine, food and drinking water.

Currently, the authorities of mountainous communes of Quang Ngai are making efforts to deal with the complicated flood situation, organizing the evacuation of people to safe places.

Millions of arms turn to compatriots affected by storms and floods

Consecutive storms and floods have caused many deaths, missing and injuries; 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.

Please send any help to: Golden Heart Social Society Fund, No. 51 Hang Bo, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi. Phone: 024.39232756. Account number (STK): 113000000758 at Vietinbank Hoan Kiem Branch, Hanoi. STK: 0021000303088 - at Vietcombank - Hanoi Branch, STK: 12410001122556 - at BIDV - Hoan Kiem Branch. Or scan the following QR code:

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