On July 28, according to a quick report from the Department of Construction of Nghe An province, prolonged heavy rain due to the influence of storm No. 3 has caused serious damage to the transport infrastructure system, especially in the Western communes such as Muong Xen, My Ly, Tuong Duong, Que Phong, Con Cuong, Quy Chau...
Traffic on national highways and provincial roads recorded a total of 192 landslides, including 140 locations on national highways and 52 locations on provincial roads. Many landslides with large amounts of rock and soil, the embankment were completely destroyed, causing long traffic jams. In particular, on National Highways 7, 16 and 48 - the main artery connecting the lowlands with the highlands - many sections were seriously eroded, causing local traffic congestion.
Local traffic suffered no less damage when recording 305 landslides, with a total length of more than 29.7km and an estimated volume of rock and soil of nearly 72,000m3. The flood also caused 105 roads to be completely cut off, many villages and hamlets were isolated for many days.
Bridge and culvert infrastructure was also severely damaged. At least 14 bridges were washed away or severely damaged, of which 6 suspension bridges for people were collapsed by floodwaters, disrupting connections to dozens of remote villages. In addition, 3 culverts were severely damaged and 7 spillways were eroded, causing traffic insecurity.
Mr. Hoang Quoc Truong - Director of Nghe An Road Maintenance Management Board said that the authorities are urgently deploying initial remedial work, mobilizing machinery and human resources to level the soil and rocks, build temporary bridges, and at the same time put up warning signs and traffic diversion at vulnerable points.
However, according to Mr. Truong, with a large amount of landslides and rugged terrain, the restoration work requires a lot of time and resources.
Nghe An province is in great need of funding to repair and upgrade essential transport infrastructure, to ensure traffic, provide goods, provide relief and stabilize the lives of people in flooded areas.
