As of this morning (July 30), heavy rains continue to pour down, although the intensity has decreased compared to last night.
However, the landslide risk will be much higher because the mountains have absorbed a lot of water due to continuous rains over the past days. From last night to early this morning, several landslides occurred in some areas of the city, but fortunately, no casualties were reported.
Prolonged heavy rain caused the embankment at group 6, area 1b to collapse, damaging one house of a household below in Hong Hai ward; landslides occurred between Hong Hai and Hong Gai wards; self-built embankment landslides at group 6, area 1B, Hong Hai ward...
Heavy rain also caused serious landslides on the talus slope embankment of Dang Ba Hat street, group 13, area 1, Hong Gai ward (the road leading to Bai Chay bridge), with soil and rocks falling onto the road, posing a danger to passing vehicles.
For landslide areas, local authorities have relocated households in the landslide area to cultural houses, set up warning ropes at the landslide embankment area, and placed warning signs at points with a continued landslide risk above.
According to information from the authorities, from 5 PM on July 29, 2024, to the morning of July 30, 2024, Ha Long city experienced moderate to heavy rain, with some places experiencing very heavy rain - up to more than 254mm.
Last night, many areas and households were deeply flooded. The drainage system from FLC Ha Long hill flowed down to groups 5, 6, area 3, carrying mud into houses and onto 18A street in Hong Ha ward; the inter-ward drainage ditch and alley 4 of Cao Thang street were flooded to a depth of about 0.6m; in group 25B, water entered houses, and families evacuated their belongings to higher positions in Cao Thang ward; localized flooding occurred at the cultural house of area 4 in Ha Tu ward; groups 3, 7 of area 1; groups 17, 14, 18 of area 2; groups 42, 46 of area 4 (floodwater depth from 20cm - 120cm); the regulating lake area of Yet Kieu ward experienced localized flooding...
In Cao Xanh ward, in group 28, area 2b, heavy rain isolated about 25 households. The ward supported 5 households at risk of safety to move to cultural houses and nearby boarding houses and homes.
Last night, Ha Long city had to mobilize forces to regularly collect garbage to clear the flow, operate forced pumping stations... to prevent flooding.
For example, in Hong Ha ward, Ha Long city had to mobilize forces to open manhole covers in area 2 in the middle of the night to deal with flooding in areas 2 and 4 due to heavy rain and rainwater flowing down from hill areas 1 and 3.
In Ha Khanh ward, due to prolonged rain, the ward People's Committee relocated 3 households in group 1, area 1, due to landslide risk to a safe place. Ha Trung ward urgently relocated 3 households in high-risk areas to safe places, including 1 household in group 47, area 5, and 2 households in low-lying areas experiencing localized flooding in group 14, area 2.
