On the morning of November 17, information from the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Khanh Hoa province said that in the past 24 hours, Khanh Hoa province has had heavy to very heavy rain and thunderstorms, with common rainfall of 100-250mm, some places higher such as Nhon Hai (316.6mm), Khanh Phu (334.6mm), Suoi Hanh Lake - Dau Moi Dam (392.0mm).
On Cai Nha Trang and Cai Phan Rang rivers, floods appeared at alert level 2 - 3, with stations above alert level 3.
Other rivers in the province have floods above and below alert level 1. The water level at 5:00 a.m. on November 17 on rivers such as Cai Nha Trang River (Dong Trang hydrological station) was 9.24m, 0.26m below alert level 2, on Cai Phan Rang River at Tan My hydrological station was 37.81m, 0.31m above alert level 3, Cai Phan Rang River at Phan Rang station was 2.72m, 0.22m above alert level 1.
On the night of November 16, the authorities evacuated 10 households/35 people (Thanh Phat village, Nam Nha Trang ward) to the houses of local residents and the village cultural house.
The Department of Education and Training has requested affiliated units to proactively let students stay home from school and develop a compensatory teaching plan at an appropriate time.
Absolutely do not organize teaching and educational activities for students when safety is not guaranteed.
2 serious landslides in Khanh Son and Khanh Vinh. In particular, the landslide on Khanh Son Pass at around 8:30 p.m. on November 16, heavy rain caused a landslide in the mountainous area near Khanh Son Pass (Cam An Commune).
The large amount of rock and soil from the mountains overflowed into the camp with 10 people, 7 people in the camp fled in time, the remaining 3 victims were buried.
Rescue forces found 2 people, including one deceased victim and one injured, and were taken to the hospital for treatment.
The landslide on Khanh Le Pass, according to the report of the authorities on the night of November 16, a 40-seat passenger car with license plate 59H-53X.XX of Phuong Trang bus company, carrying 29 passengers and 3 drivers, was traveling from Da Lat to Quang Ngai.
At km45, National Highway 27C, rocks and soil suddenly fell onto the right side of the passenger car. It was not until 0:05 on November 17 that the authorities arrived at the scene of the accident.
At the time of the accident, it was raining heavily and there were landslides at both ends at km43 and km47, making it difficult to approach the scene. Initially, 6 victims died.
Heavy rain also caused flooding and landslides on the railway section through Nam Cam Ranh commune, 4 trains had to be temporarily suspended from 15:05 to 21:30 on the evening of November 16 to resume traffic.
