According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Kon Tum province, earthquakes are very dangerous and unpredictable natural disasters. Currently, the provincial authorities do not have enough capacity and specialized equipment and machinery to measure, evaluate and accurately determine the cause of earthquakes.
Updated information from the Institute of Geophysics shows that from the beginning of 2024 until now, there have been more than 230 earthquakes in Kon Plong district. In particular, on July 28, 2024, in Kon Plong, the largest intense storm in more than 100 years occurred (magnitude 5.0).
The earthquake caused buildings and schools to show signs of widespread cracking. At the Secondary School and the Dak Rinh Commune Medical Station, the wall partitions were cracked.
In Dak Nen commune, the Kindergarten and Commune Police Office have small cracks in the partition. Mang Den town has a small crack in Mang Den Primary School, Ethnic Boarding High School, Town Secondary School (Kon Plong district) with two cracked glass panels on classroom doors...
At Km100 + 070 - Km100 + 108 on National Highway 24, there is a phenomenon of positive slope collapse, pushing the gabion embankment close to the edge of the road; At Km112 + 900 - Km112 + 990, there is a phenomenon of cracking in the negative slope on the left side of the route...
Irrigation and hydroelectric reservoir dams in Kon Plong district and throughout Kon Tum province are still guaranteed to be safe from being affected by earthquakes.
On August 18, information from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Kon Tum province said that the province's authorities have a scenario to respond to large earthquakes and coordinate with the armed forces to organize search and rescue. rescue and rescue people.
Currently, the provincial authorities have prepared plans and are ready with forces and means to deploy search and rescue work and overcome consequences when required.
Kon Plong district also has a plan to evacuate residents of each village to a safe place when there is a major earthquake, and to reserve necessary supplies and medicine.
On the other hand, Kon Tum province plans to mobilize the armed forces to assist in search and rescue work when the earthquake is of high intensity and occurs on a large scale.
