Hundreds of people save Chom Lom bridge
(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of August 30, Con Cuong district directed and coordinated with Lang Khe commune to mobilize hundreds of militia and self-defense forces along with local people to concentrate on reinforcing the stone embankment to prevent landslides at the foot of Chom Lom bridge.
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| The upstream of Chom Lom bridge suffered serious landslides. Photo: Minh Hanh |
Due to the impact of long-term rains, combined with hydropower plant flood discharge, many agricultural areas and upstream areas of Chom Lom bridge abutment have recently suffered serious landslides. Faced with this situation, the People's Committee of Con Cuong district has mobilized vehicles to transport 5,000 cubic meters of rubble and 2,000 steel cages, along with mobilizing more than 200 militia and self-defense forces and people of Lang Khe commune to actively make stone cages to build embankments at landslide sites.
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| People urgently carry rocks to build embankments to prevent landslides. Photo: Minh Hanh |
Currently, along with issuing an official dispatch to suspend traffic across the bridge, the district has arranged forces to be on duty here to promptly respond if an incident occurs.
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| Local authorities barricaded the bridge to prohibit passage. Photo: Tuong Vi |
Chom Lom Bridge is a charity bridge built with the joint contributions of compatriots nationwide and overseas Vietnamese to help hundreds of students and people of Chom Lom, Dong Tien and Yen Hoa villages cross the river safely. The bridge was built after a boat sank, causing 19 students of Lang Khe Secondary School to die and go missing on October 7, 2006./.
