On August 6, in an exchange with Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Giang A Chang - Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Che Tao commune, said that local forces are coordinating with people to organize searches and verify victims buried by soil and rocks or swept away by floodwaters.
Previously, in the afternoon of August 5, a resident residing in Long Bong village, Chieng Lao commune (Son La province) on the way to pick bamboo shoots passed through the landslide area.
A few minutes before the incident occurred, this person stopped to talk to the security guard of the My Hang Tau Hydropower dam and then continued to move. Because he did not bring his phone, the family has not been able to contact him and suspects that the victim has had an accident.
In addition to casualties, the landslide also damaged many properties and infrastructure. A 16-foot container of a hydropower plant, containing a motorbike inside, was swept down the lake by soil, rocks and floodwaters.
A wooden house used as a livestock shack of Mr. Sung A Vang - Secretary of the Party Cell of Pu Va village - was also swept away by the flood.
Regarding production, about 5 hectares of people's fields were seriously eroded. The road from Pu Va village to the My Hang Tau Hydropower area was buried by soil and rocks, causing localized division and affecting travel.
Immediately after the natural disaster occurred, Che Tao Commune People's Committee directed the Commune Civil Defense Command and local forces to urgently search for suspected missing people, statistics of damage and support people to overcome the consequences.
Local authorities maintain a 24/24 hour duty regime, closely monitor weather developments, and are ready to mobilize forces and vehicles to respond to the risk of prolonged heavy rain and landslides to ensure safety for people and soon stabilize life and production.
