On the evening of September 14, speaking with Lao Dong Newspaper reporter, Ms. Thao Thi Gia - Secretary of the Party Committee of Song Pe commune, Bac Yen district confirmed that there is a risk of landslides in Ngam village area, and is currently mobilizing people to move to a safe place.
Ms. Gia informed that there was a lot of rain in the commune, along with unstable geology, so there were a few landslides. In the Ngam village area, a crack appeared at the top of the hill, about 200-300 meters from the village.
Faced with that situation, Bac Yen district mobilized police and military forces to coordinate with local authorities to propagate and encourage people to evacuate to safe places.
According to Ms. Gia, the plan is to relocate the entire village, and temporarily arrange for people to move to the resettlement area in Chieng Sai commune (separated from Ngam village by the Da river) while waiting for the construction of another resettlement area.
Currently, Ngam village has 108 households with more than 500 people. Up to now, 50 households have agreed to relocate. The government is continuing to persuade the rest.
