On the afternoon of November 14, Mr. Pham Duy Thang - Head of the Traffic Infrastructure Management Department of Ha Tinh Department of Construction - said that the working group including representatives of the Department of Construction, the Provincial Military Command, the Department of Agriculture and Environment, the Flood and Storm Prevention Board, and representatives of the Ky Xuan commune government had just arrived at the landslide site in Ky Xuan commune to inspect and evaluate.
Through inspection, it was determined that it was not yet safe to deploy machinery and workers to level the landslide.
"Two days ago, we brought machines to dig and clear the area, but the rocks and soil continued to drop," Mr. Thang shared.
According to Mr. Thang, the Department of Construction is currently proposing a project to level and tarpaulin mountains not only in the area of a 70-meter landslide in Ky Xuan commune but also in some other locations with smaller landslides on the coastal road to ensure long-term safety.
As Lao Dong reported, heavy rain in the previous days caused complete traffic congestion at Km 84+700 of the coastal road of Ha Tinh in Ky Xuan commune on the morning of November 4.
On the same afternoon, when the construction unit was leveling and releasing the landslide block to clear the route, the mountain suddenly continued to slide, tilting a excavator and a truck. As a result, 2 workers (one excavator driver and one truck driver) were injured and had to be hospitalized for treatment.
After the incident, the Ha Tinh Department of Construction directed the implementation of road closures to ensure safety. During the road closure period, vehicles are allowed to divert and be guided to the bypass route.
The coastal road of Ha Tinh through Ky Xuan commune has many hills and mountains, and there have been some landslides before.
