According to the report of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Son La province, heavy rain lasting for the past two days has caused landslides behind the Ban Phat gas station, Yen Chau commune; locally flooded National Highway 6 through Sub-zone 10, Mon village, Moc Chau ward; landslides blocking the 4G National Highway through Phieng Pan, Huoi Mot communes...
Heavy rain also flooded fruit gardens in Tan Lap commune and crops in Thuan Chau commune; evacuated 2 households in Na Liu village, Phu Yen commune, 1 household in Ta Lang Thap village, Chieng Hac commune from areas at risk of landslides...
Immediately after the flood caused damage, the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of communes, militia forces, and police organized traffic flow, deployed measures to ensure safety for people and vehicles participating in traffic; arranged human resources, machinery, equipment, and spare materials at damaged locations to repair as soon as possible.
According to the forecast of the Son La Provincial Hydrometeorological Station, from now until July 26, in communes and wards, there will still be moderate to heavy rain and thunderstorms, natural disaster risk level: level 1. The Provincial People's Committee requests communes and wards to direct forces to be on duty 24/7, closely monitor the weather situation, grasp the flood situation, continue to propagate so that people can proactively respond to flash floods, landslides, and localized flooding.
