On the evening of October 1, the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Lao Cai province informed that from September 30 to the morning of October 1, there will be moderate and heavy rain in the province.
Flash floods continue to occur in some localities in the province on rivers and streams. Landslides on some roads cause traffic jams.
In Phuc Khanh commune, the roads from the center of Bao Yen district to the commune are temporarily cut off due to landslides.
In particular, Lang Nu village (where the terrible flash flood just occurred) was cut off due to flood water pouring in, and mud in the old area flowed out and blocked the main road leading to the village cultural house.
"Today, the commune has very heavy rain, many areas continue to have landslides, we have directed the villages to urgently evacuate people when seeing signs of danger," said Mr. Nong The Manh - Chairman of the People's Committee of Phuc Khanh commune.
It is known that Nu Village (Phuc Khanh Commune) located at the foot of Voi Mountain used to have 167 households and 760 people living there. On the morning of September 10, a flash flood occurred here, killing 58 people, 9 people are still missing.
In addition, a major landslide at km79, National Highway 279 in Ban Bong 3 village, Bao Ha commune (Bao Yen) occurred very complicatedly. Mud and soil from the mountainside flowed down to the road, seriously affecting people's travel.
In Bat Xat district, the flood caused 37 houses to be flooded (36 houses in Quang Kim commune, 1 house in Ban Vuoc commune). In addition, the flood also caused damage to traffic infrastructure such as Provincial Road 155 (Muong Hum commune section) had a landslide causing traffic disruption.
The road from Trinh Tuong commune to Y Ty commune (through Na Lac and Tung Chin villages, Trinh Tuong commune) was flooded and collapsed in many places, making it impossible for vehicles to travel. The road from Nam Chon village to Ta Cau Lieng, Seo Phin Than and Din Peng villages (Coc My commune) was also eroded in many places, with the Nam Chon spillway washed away, causing traffic disruption.
In Sa Pa town, rain caused many landslides on Provincial Road 155, through Ngu Chi Son commune, leading to traffic jams.
Heavy rain also caused water levels in streams to rise. Local authorities advised people to absolutely not cross the spillway when the water is flowing rapidly and not to go near the stream banks to avoid damage to people and property.
In Lao Cai city, the water level on Ngoi Dum stream rose, affecting areas near the stream along National Highway 4D, in Bac Cuong and Kim Tan wards and Dong Tuyen commune, causing flooding.
