On October 21, Mr. Pham Van Rach - Chairman of the People's Committee of Ba Vinh Commune (Quang Ngai Province) - said that at noon of the same day, the local government coordinated with associations and the Commune Military Command to mobilize and evacuate 61 households with 216 people living on the slope of Go Oat Mountain in Ba Lang village - an area at high risk of landslides - to safety.
According to Mr. Rach, households were evacuated to village cultural houses in the commune. The local government has also fully prepared necessities, drinking water, etc. to be ready to support people during the days of taking shelter from storm No. 12.
Mr. Pham Van Rach added that the crack in Go Oat mountain has appeared for about 34 years now and is showing increasingly serious signs, directly threatening the lives and property of 61 households.
Through recent inspections, the commune government recorded cracks that were more than 50 meters long, nearly 1 meter wide and more than 1 meter deep.
"Every time there is heavy rain, local authorities mobilize forces to mobilize and evacuate people to safety. However, this is only a temporary solution. In the long term, we hope that the provincial authorities will soon consider building a resettlement area to stabilize the long-term life of households, Mr. Pham Van Rach shared.
On October 21, Mr. Nguyen Hoang Giang - Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Ngai province issued a telegram requesting focus on responding to storm No. 12 and heavy rain causing the risk of flooding, landslides, and flash floods.
According to Mr. Giang, from October 20 to October 26, the province will have heavy to very heavy rain, mainly concentrated in the communes in the East of the province, then expanding to the communes in the West. Prolonged heavy rain can cause landslides, flash floods in mountainous areas; flooding in low-lying areas. In particular, it is necessary to be on guard against floods on Tra Bong, Ve, Tra Cau rivers, Phuoc Giang rivers that are likely to reach alert level 3, even above alert level 3.
