According to records, at around 2:00 p.m. the same day, on Provincial Road 9, the section passing through Khanh Son Pass, landslides occurred in many locations, extending about 500m.
A large amount of rock and soil spilled onto the road, water from the mountainside flowed rapidly, making it difficult to approach the scene and clean up.
Vehicles are not currently allowed to travel through this area to ensure safety.
Khanh Hoa Province Hydrometeorological Station said that from October 27 to 29, the whole province will have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, some places will have very heavy rain.
The common rainfall in the North of the province is from 60-100mm, with occasional rainfall of 60mm in just 3 hours; the South has rainfall of 20-60mm. Prolonged heavy rain has increased the risk of landslides in steep mountain pass areas.
Previously, on the evening of October 27, heavy rain also caused landslides at many locations on Song Pha Pass (also known as Ngoan Chau Pass, on National Highway 27, through Lam Son Commune).
Currently, this route has been basically restored, but there are still some locations that only allow one lane of traffic. The authorities are continuing to clear the scattered rocks and soil, and it is expected that by 5:00 p.m. on October 28, the entire route will be open to traffic in both directions.
Warning about growing acacia causing landslides
Many years ago, the leaders of the People's Committee of Khanh Son district (old) repeatedly warned that inappropriate exploitation of planted forests (mainly acacia) has seriously affected water resources, ecosystems and caused landslides in many places, including Provincial Road 9 section east of Khanh Son Pass.
In addition to the reasons for the complicated developments of the weather situation, inappropriate exploitation of planted forests has caused large and small landslides on Khanh Le Pass.
Since then, the leaders of Khanh Son District People's Committee have repeatedly petitioned competent authorities to direct the suspension of forest exploitation in the area east of Khanh Son Pass.
