serious landslide on Khau Pha Pass separating National Highway 32

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Lao Cai - National Highway 32 (section through Khau Pha Pass) suffered a serious landslide, cutting off traffic from Nghia Lo to Mu Cang Chai and Than Uyen (Lai Chau).

Close-up video of the landslide area cutting off National Highway 32 on Khau Pha Pass. Video: NDCC

Informing Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Pham Ngoc Hung, Captain of Team 4, I-Yen Bai Road Construction Joint Stock Company - said that up to now, traffic in the Khau Pha Pass area, Tu Le commune is still cut off and cannot be opened to the route.

Previously, at around 4:00 a.m. on October 1, at km 269+750 (in the Khau Pha Pass area, Tu Le Commune), a large landslide appeared, cutting off 20m of the road surface, cutting off traffic from Nghia Lo to Mu Cang Chai and Than Uyen (Lai Chau).

Vi tri sat tren Quoc lo 32, doan qua deo Khau Pha khien giao thong chia cat. Anh: Ngoc Son
The landslide location on National Highway 32, the section through Khau Pha Pass, caused traffic disruption. Photo: Ngoc Son

Immediately after receiving the information, the unit mobilized excavators and stone cages to be ready to take remedial measures.

"However, a large landslide and a height of about 400 meters is still showing signs of sliding down the road. At the same time, the water flowing down the stream is still overflowing, causing many difficulties in the repair work," Mr. Hung added.

According to the Captain of Team 4, in the immediate future, the unit will plan to straighten the flow along the ditch next to the road. After cutting the water flow at the landslide location, stone cages will continue to be reinforced to temporarily clear the route for people.

Khu vuc deo Khau Pha nhieu vi tri sat lo, nguy co sat lo khien viec khac phuc gap nhieu kho khan. Anh: Ngoc Son
Khau Pha Pass area has many landslides, the risk of landslides makes it difficult to overcome. Photo: Ngoc Son

Mr. Le Dinh Khanh Tung - Vice Chairman of Tu Le Commune People's Committee said that affected by the circulation of storm No. 10, 1 house in the commune completely collapsed, 10 houses were flooded and 21 houses were landslides.

Immediately after the natural disaster occurred, Tu Le commune directed the police and military forces of the commune to mobilize human resources in the villages to inspect and support and guide people to evacuate people and property.

Luc luong chuc nang no luc thong tuyen Quoc lo 32, doan qua deo Khau Pha trong thoi gian som nhat. Anh: Ngoc Son
The authorities are trying to clear National Highway 32, the section through Khau Pha Pass as soon as possible. Photo: Ngoc Son

At the flooded underground and vulnerable bridges, the military and police forces have put up signs, warning ropes, and guards to prevent people from passing; the forces continue to monitor weather developments and have timely and effective solutions to warn and prevent natural disasters...

According to a quick report from the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Lao Cai province, floods have killed 5 people, 5 people are missing and 10 people are injured. The whole province has 9,787 affected houses.

Mua lu khien canh dong xa Tu Le bi vui lap duoi lop dat da. Anh: Ngoc Son.
The flood caused the fields of Tu Le commune to be buried under the layer of soil and rock. Photo: Ngoc Son

The locality also evacuated 3,767 households living in areas at risk of landslides and flash floods to safe places at relatives' houses and houses in the village.

The province's traffic was severely damaged with hundreds of landslides, many routes causing traffic disruption; many clean water, irrigation works, power grid infrastructure and communication works were severely damaged. The initial damage is estimated at about 2,750 billion VND.

Millions of arms turn to compatriots affected by storms and floods

Consecutive storms 8, 9, 10 and floods caused by the storm have killed many people and left many people missing. Many houses and production and business establishments had their roofs blown off and suffered heavy damage. People across the northern and central mountainous provinces are struggling to cope with floods and heavy losses in human lives and property due to floods and thunderstorms.

"A piece of food when hungry is worth a package when full", with the spirit of mutual love that has always been a beautiful image of the Vietnamese people, the Golden Heart Social Charity Fund calls on domestic and foreign philanthropists to join hands to share with people affected by floods to have food, clothing, shelter, students have books to go to school...

The Golden Heart Social Charity Fund would like to sincerely thank the precious feelings of agencies, businesses, and domestic and foreign philanthropists.

All help please send to: The socialist fund of the golden heart, No. 51 Hang Bo, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi. Phone: 024.39232756. Account number (STK): 113000000758 at VietinBank Hoan Kiem Branch, Hanoi. STK: 0021000303088 - At Vietcombank - Hanoi Branch, STK: 12410001122556 - At BIDV - Hoan Kiem Branch. Or scan the following QR code:

Xin vui long chuyen khoan ghi ro noi dung ung ho
Please transfer the money with clear support content.

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