Mountain top cracks, landslides, dozens of households in Nghe An highlands face danger
Due to continuous heavy rains, landslides and landslides have occurred in the highlands and border areas of Nghe An province, affecting people's lives and causing property damage. In particular, in the past two days, in the border communes of Tien Phong, My Ly, and Muong Xen, dozens of households have been living in fear as the mountain peaks near their homes have shown signs of cracking, leading to the risk of landslides at any time.
Facing the risk of house being buried
After the heavy rain on July 23, the slope of Pu Cay Cum mountain, located right above the Hua Muong residential area in Long Thang village, Tien Phong border commune, continued to slide and showed no signs of stopping. In particular, since the evening of July 24, many people have been worried when they discovered another fracture across the mountainside that is getting longer and wider.
Mr. Ngan Van Dung, Long Thang village, Tien Phong commune worriedly said:“Very scared, raining down and not knowing when the mountain will collapse".
Mr. Ha Van Dung, Head of Long Thang village affirmed:“The village management board always assigns people to be on duty. If it rains heavily, they will concentrate their forces on the community cultural house to help people evacuate. At night, they have to turn on the lights outside to check continuously.
Locals also said that within just one day and night, the landslide area at the foot of Pu Cay Cum mountain had reached thousands of cubic meters of soil. Moreover, the fracture located right above the landslide area is increasingly widening. In case of rain, the entire mountainside is at risk of collapsing.
Mr. Nguyen Kim Hiep, expert of Economic Department, Tien Phong Commune People's Committee said:“It is expected that there will be more than 10,000m here.3The land could collapse on the houses at the foot of the mountain. If there is another landslide behind, the volume cannot be estimated because it is too large.
Although the houses are solidly built, facing the risk of being buried when the Pu Cay Cum mountain slope continues to collapse, for now, nearly 10 houses of people living near the landslide site have been included in the commune's emergency evacuation plan.
Ms. Vi Thi Duyen - Vice Chairman of Tien Phong Commune People's Committee affirmed:"If there is heavy rain, we will direct villages to evacuate people to safe places immediately.".
Cracks appeared on the mountain, people evacuated at night
At Xang Tren village of My Ly commune, yesterday, July 24, nearly 20 households had to evacuate during the night. The reason was that a crack about 100m long appeared on the mountain top near the residential area of Xang Tren villagers, with the crack mouth in some places being more than 20cm wide.
The crack was discovered by local people and reported to the local authorities. Immediately, the Commune Police and My Ly Border Guard Station came to inspect and asked people to evacuate to a safe place.
“That same night, we helped people move to temporary accommodation at the village Cultural House and Xang Tren Border Control Station,” said Major Phan Duc Tam, Political Commissar of My Ly Border Guard Station.
On the morning of July 25, along with encouraging and supporting the people, the forces of My Ly commune continued to go to the top of the mountain to survey and assess the current state of the crack, showing that the crack was horizontal to the top of the mountain, and the slope of the mountain was not large, so there was no immediate risk of a major landslide. Therefore, the authorities allowed people to return home to continue cleaning and repairing their houses after the flood.
Xang Tren village has 170 households, more than 700 people and the flood on the night of July 22nd caused 36 households to lose their houses. Currently, the life of the people in Xang Tren village as well as other villages of My Ly is extremely difficult and deprived.
Also on July 25, in Hoa Son village, Muong Xen commune, people living here also reported that the mountain range right next to the residential area of the village had horizontal cracks, running quite a long way along the mountainside. “Standing from my residential area as well as the households in Hoa Son village, we can clearly see the risk of cracks and the rocks starting to show signs of collapse. The risk of the whole mountain collapsing is very high, especially when it rains, we feel even more insecure. Therefore, my family has prepared a plan to move to another place to stay, to avoid landslides” - Mr. Lo Khanh Khang, Hoa Son village said.
According to the Muong Xen commune authorities, after receiving information from the people about the risk of cracks and landslides, the authorities sent people to survey. If there is a high risk of landslides due to cracks on the mountain top, the authorities will evacuate people in the risk area.
According to the forecast of the Hydrometeorological Center, at this time, the mountainous areas of Nghe An province often experience extreme weather with heavy rains. To ensure the safety of the people, it is necessary to promptly review and deploy emergency measures...
