According to the Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Bac Ha district, at 9:00 a.m. this morning, a landslide completely collapsed a house of Vang Seo Khoa's household in Hau Dao village, Ban Pho commune.
The landslide buried 5 people, 1 injured person was taken to the emergency room.
The identities of the buried victims include: Vang Thi Bau (born 2006), Thao Thi Thuong (born 2001), Giang Thi Tra (born 1999), Sung Seo Cong (born 2009) and Sung Thi Giong (born 2024), all of the H'Mong ethnic group.
One injured person was Vang Thi Denh (born 2006).
Currently, the Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Bac Ha district is coordinating with Ban Pho commune to mobilize over 140 people to search for the missing victims.
On the same morning, a landslide with a large amount of rock and soil flooded into 4 houses in Phin Chai village (A Lu commune, Bat Xat), leaving 7 people missing.
Previously, on September 8, due to heavy rain caused by storm No. 3, a landslide occurred in Muong Hoa commune (Sa Pa town), killing 6 people and injuring 9 others.
