Mr. Vu Duc Nhuan - Chairman of the People's Committee of Son Dien Commune (Lam Dong) - said: 7/7 landslides on Gia Bac Pass have been basically repaired. Hundreds of tons of soil and rock and a large number of fallen forest trees were cleared by the forces to ensure safety.
At 3:30 p.m. the same day, Gia Bac Pass was officially opened to traffic, and vehicles traveling on National Highway 28 began traveling through the pass again.
However, starting at 2:30 p.m. the same day, in Son Dien commune, especially at Gia Bac Pass, heavy rain continued to occur. Currently, the rain has not shown any signs of stopping.
Heavy rain causes the risk of further landslides on Gia Bac Pass. Along with that, heavy rain caused the amount of mud to flow, making the road slippery and dangerous.
The Traffic Police of Lam Dong Province Police recommends that Gia Bac Pass has been cleared, but because the road is slippery, vehicles such as heavy trucks, passenger cars, tractors, and containers should not travel through the pass.
To ensure absolute safety, the above types of vehicles should choose safe routes to avoid unwanted accidents.
Currently, Gia Bac commune is arranging police and militia forces to be on duty at Gia Bac Pass in coordination with road management units to promptly grasp the situation, thereby proactively regulating and diverting traffic to ensure traffic safety; promptly detecting and handling incidents arising from landslides on Gia Bac Pass.
Previously, as reported by Lao Dong Newspaper, heavy rain lasting from the afternoon of October 27 to the early morning of October 28 caused a serious landslide on Gia Bac Pass on National Highway 28.
Through on-site inspection, local authorities and authorities recorded 7 landslides, including 2 large ones at Km51 and Km50+200.
The landslide caused hundreds of tons of rock and soil and large trees to bury the road surface, completely paralyzing two-way traffic on National Highway 28.
Over the past 12 hours, more than 100 people from many forces have used excavators, bulldozers, dump trucks... to focus on overcoming landslides.
