Prolonged heavy rain in recent days continues to cause damage in many localities in Lao Cai province. According to a report by the Provincial Civil Defense Command, from the night of August 3 to the morning of August 7, floods and landslides have caused 2 people to go missing, many houses to be damaged, and dozens of households to be urgently relocated.
The two missing victims include Mr. Quang Van Hoan (born 1981, residing in Chieng Lao commune, Son La province) and Mr. Quach Van Tuyen (born 1973, residing in Phu Thon village, Xuan Ai commune).
According to initial information, at about 2:03 pm on August 5, Mr. Quang Van Hoan entered the My Hang Tau Hydropower Lake area, Pu Va village, Che Tao commune to pick bamboo shoots when a landslide occurred. Up to now, functional forces and family are still organizing searches but have not had results.
On the same day, at about 1:30 pm, Mr. Quach Van Tuyen went fishing on a stream section in Phu Thon village, Xuan Ai commune when suddenly a large flood came and swept him away. Currently, the victim has not been found.
In addition to casualties, floods also damaged 10 houses, flooded or affected by landslides.
Faced with the complicated developments of the weather, local authorities organized emergency relocation overnight for 34 households with 135 people in Thuong Ha, Xuan Hoa, Mau A, Dong Cuong and Quy Mong communes to safe places.
Functional forces are focusing on searching for two missing victims, and at the same time continue to closely monitor the diễn biến of rain and floods, review areas at risk of landslides and flash floods to promptly evacuate people and minimize damage.
In parallel with response work, the locality also deploys support for affected households, urgently repairs infrastructure, stabilizes life and gradually restores production after natural disasters.
In order to ensure the lives of people who have to be evacuated due to natural disasters, from August 5, Lao Cai Provincial People's Committee issued regulations on emergency support of 250,000 VND/person/day for cases that must be relocated from dangerous areas according to the decision of competent authorities.
According to the review of specialized agencies, Lao Cai province currently has 3,428 points and areas at risk of natural disasters, affecting about 23,163 households.
Of which, there are 2,795 points at risk of landslides, 404 points at risk of flooding, and 229 points at risk of flash floods and localized waterlogging.
These are areas that localities are strengthening monitoring, warning and developing evacuation plans to proactively respond in the rainy and storm season.
