Mr. Hoang Van Thu - Chairman of the People's Committee of Son Kim 1 Commune - said that at around 8:00 a.m. on September 23, National Highway 8, section Km 81+750 (in Son Kim 1 Commune), about 100m from Co Gai Strait towards Cau Treo International Border Gate, suffered a landslide.
It is estimated that about 500 cubic meters of rock and soil along with several large trees fell across the road, causing a complete traffic jam.
Currently, due to thick fog and continued landslides, authorities have not been able to reach the scene.
After the incident, Son Kim Road Management Department organized the installation of warning signs, set up barricades, assigned forces to block off the area, and brought excavators to the scene to level the landslide.
Due to heavy rain causing localized flooding, on the morning of September 23, more than 10,000 students in Ha Tinh province had to stay home from school.
According to the Standing Office of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Ha Tinh province, due to moderate to heavy rain in Ha Tinh province, the water level on Ngan Pho river is rising rapidly, and the water level on Ngan Sau and La rivers is rising again.
It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours, water levels on Ngan Sau River, Ngan Pho River, and La River will continue to rise.
