On the night of December 14, speaking with Lao Dong, a representative of the National Highway 6 management unit informed that up to now, only 2 victims have been found. Rescue work is still ongoing, expected to last all night.
According to Mai Chau Commune Police, the landslide on National Highway 6 killed 3 people and injured 2 others.
The authorities are urgently organizing rescue, overcoming the consequences and regulating traffic.
Previously, at around 14:37, on December 14, at Km124+300 National Highway 6, through Thung Nhuoi Pass, Mai Chau Commune, Phu Tho Province, a particularly serious landslide occurred.
Thousands of cubic meters of rock and soil from the positive slope suddenly collapsed, completely burying the road surface, causing traffic through the area to be cut off.
The dashcam recorded the moment of a serious landslide on National Highway 6, a video showing at least 3 people buried.
On the same afternoon, Lao Dong Newspaper reporters were present at the scene. According to observations, the landslide location is in a narrow mountain stream, with rocks and soil overflowing onto the road, causing complete traffic congestion.
