According to information from the People's Committee of A Lu commune, at around 3 am on September 9, a landslide occurred, a large amount of rock and soil flooded into 4 houses in Phin Chai village, causing 7 people to go missing.
Immediately after discovering the landslide, the People's Committee of A Lu commune directed the village to urgently support the people.
Up to now, the remaining people (12 people) from 4 households whose houses were damaged by landslides and all residents of Phin Chai 2 village have been moved to take shelter at the village cultural house.
A Lu Commune mobilized human resources to approach the landslide scene to search for missing people.
The identities of the missing victims are currently being determined.
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.
On September 9, the Chairman of Lao Cai Provincial People's Committee also signed a document declaring a natural disaster emergency in the province.
