Doc Cho landslide, National Highway 7 in Nghe An continues to be cut off
(Baonghean.vn) - Due to the impact of heavy rain in Con Cuong district, National Highway 7 passing through Doc Cho continues to be blocked. Up to now, vehicles have not been able to move because the soil and rocks from the positive slope continue to collapse.
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| Early in the morning of September 8, Highway 7 continued to be blocked. Photo: KL |
The traffic jam started at 5am on September 8th, at km 110 + 800, about 50m long, in Boong village, Lang Khe commune, Con Cuong district. Currently, vehicles wanting to pass through this section of road are lining up for more than 3km.
Immediately after the incident, the road management force promptly arrived to fix the problem. However, as of 7:30 this morning, this road section was still closed to traffic.
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| Vehicles cannot pass through, pedestrians have to carry their belongings on foot because of fear of prolonged traffic jams. Photo: KL |
Mr. Nguyen Xuan Yen, Head of Con Cuong Road Management Department, said that the department has mobilized machines to the landslide site to fix it, and will leave the machine at this landslide site to be on standby if there is another landslide, because there is currently heavy rain in the area.
| Traffic jam clip at Cho slope. |
National Highway 7 is one of the most important national highways connecting the southwestern districts of Nghe An with the center of Nghe An province and also from this national highway to trade with Laos through Nam Can border gate. Every day, thousands of vehicles travel on this national highway.
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