At about 10:30 pm on August 23, rocks from the mountainside suddenly rolled down to Hop Tien village, the affected area extended about 300 m.
Many large stone blocks rushed into the residential area, damaging the houses of Mr. Nong Van Cu, Hoang Viet Kieu, Nong Van Lai and Nguyen Van Hoe.
Mr. Hoang Viet Kieu's two-story house was pierced by a stone block, many items inside were heavily damaged. Two cars parked on the side of the road were also hit by stones.
In a quick exchange with reporters, leaders of Chi Lang Commune People's Committee said that the government has relocated households living around the landslide area, cordoned off dangerous areas and arranged forces to be on duty at the scene.
The locality is continuing to review the surrounding area, not allowing people to return when safety is not guaranteed," the leader said.
The cause of the landslide is being determined by functional agencies.
In recent days, prolonged heavy rain has caused flooding and landslides in many areas in Lang Son.
According to a quick report from the province, by 5 pm on August 23, a natural disaster had caused one death.
The whole province has about 4,031 houses and auxiliary works affected. Of which, 362 houses had their roofs blown off, fallen trees or landslides; 3,623 houses were flooded, and many properties were damaged.
