On August 23, information from the Office of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, Thanh Hoa Provincial Civil Defense Command said that as of the morning of the same day, localities had proactively evacuated 131 households with 545 people out of areas at risk of flooding and landslides.
In which, Trung Ha commune evacuated 22 households with 96 people; Nam Xuan commune 12 households with 48 people; Tan Thanh commune 3 households with 15 people; Pu Luong commune 20 households with 87 people; Linh Son commune 10 households with 30 people in the Vuc Chenh hill area; Trung Thanh commune 48 households with 166 people; Tam Chung commune 10 households with 76 people...
According to the Thanh Hoa Provincial Civil Defense Command, in the coming days, the situation of heavy rain will still be complicated. With the "4 on-the-spot" motto, localities and functional forces continue to review areas at risk of unsafety, mobilize people not to be subjective, and proactively relocate to safe places when necessary.
Previously, due to the influence of the tropical convergence zone with its axis passing through the area between the North and North Central regions, combined with the convergence of upper-level winds and tropical depressions operating in the East Sea, from August 17 to now, a period of heavy rain occurred in Thanh Hoa province.
As of 4 pm on August 22, in Thach Lap commune, there are 24 households with 105 people cut off. On National Highway 47, provincial roads 519 and 506E, many cracks and landslides have appeared.
Heavy rain also caused more than 179 hectares of crops to be flooded and broken; 12.8 hectares of aquaculture area in Kim Tan commune were flooded.
After the natural disaster occurred, local Party committees, authorities and related units mobilized forces, materials, and vehicles to urgently overcome damage.
Irrigation works exploitation companies and localities organize the operation of pumping stations and drainage culverts to drain water. Local authorities and electricity units are repairing fallen medium-voltage power poles.
According to the People's Committee of Trung Ha commune, from the morning of August 22, heavy rain caused landslides of the positive taluy on National Highway 217, at Km130. By the night of the same day, this location continued to landslide, affecting traffic.
Right that night, Trung Ha commune set up checkpoints, planted dangerous warning signs, diverted traffic and guided people and vehicles to travel in other directions.
On the morning of August 23, the locality mobilized forces and vehicles on the spot to clear mud and rocks overflowing into the road, ensuring smooth traffic.
Also on the morning of August 23, heavy rain caused landslides of the positive taluy, affecting 6 households in Hien Kiet commune.
In Chieng village, landslides cracked the wall of Mr. Ha Van Thien's house. The family had to evacuate people and property to a safe place. Landslides also affected 5 other households in Ho and Poong villages.
Faced with the risk of continued landslides, Hien Kiet Commune People's Committee has evacuated households from dangerous areas to safe places.
