According to Mr. Cu Minh Trong, Chairman of the People's Committee of Cho Moi district, An Giang province, the landslide section was about 70m long, affecting 10 households, fortunately there were no human casualties. This section of the river has many sharp turns, and is often affected by large-capacity boats and canoes.
The Long Dien B commune government informed that the initial damage was estimated at about 2 billion VND. The 200m long section of the riverbank at risk of landslides.
The authorities quickly arrived at the scene, stretched ropes to limit vehicles from traveling in the landslide area and evacuated people from the affected area.
The government and the militia have supported people in evacuating their assets. Although the landslide did not sweep the entire main house, there was a high risk of unsafety, so the authorities mobilized households to temporarily relocate and stay with relatives.
For households without housing, the locality will temporarily arrange at public headquarters. In the immediate future, each household will be supported with 2 million VND to overcome the consequences.
It is known that in the long term, the district is studying the plan to build embankments to protect residential areas and traffic routes.
The Ong Chuong River is a branch connecting the Tien River and the Hau River, over 20km long, flowing through Cho Moi District. Due to the heavily crooked river terrain, landslides often occur in this area.
