Nghe An has 274 landslides, threatening to affect over 3,000 households.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Ha in Hamlet 3, Tuong Son Commune, DistrictMr. Son, whose house is close to the mountain, worriedly said: "Just a few rains at the beginning of the season and new landslides have appeared, rocks and soil rolling down from above are very dangerous. My family had to buy over 45m³rocks to make embankments to prevent landslides. However, it is not safe, when heavy rain continues, the family has to evacuate, bringing all belongings, pigs and chickens to the neighbors to take refuge.

According to the reporter's records, the hill in hamlet 3 collapsed for about 300m, affecting about 10 households. Especially dangerous is the new landslide that continues to occur in some locations, with rocks and soil being pulled down halfway up the hill, and can roll down at any time.

Mr. Nguyen Tai Quy - Chairman of the People's Committee of Tuong Son Commune, Anh Son District said: Tuong Son Commune currently has 5 landslides, concentrated in hamlets 3, 4, 6, 7, directly affecting more than 80 households. When the rainy season comes, the commune deploys announcements and warnings of landslide risks to households so that people can proactively take precautions. At the same time, mobilize the commune's militia and self-defense force to organize on-duty to handle situations promptly, supporting to ensure the safety of people's lives and property.

It is known that Anh Son district currently has 35 landslides, affecting 334 households, the landslides are concentrated in Tuong Son, Vinh Son, Phuc Son communes, Anh Son town...

Sharing the same concern, currently in Con Cuong district, there have been some small landslides after each early rain of the season. Although there has not been heavy rain yet, landslides have occurred in the Cho slope area, Lang Khe commune, Con Cuong district, although the volume is not large.

A representative of the traffic management unit said: From the beginning of September 2023 until now, there have been 3 landslides, each landslide was 5-7 m high.³; when an incident occurs, the unit uses an excavator to level the area to ensure traffic flow.

According to the report of the Con Cuong district's economic infrastructure department, the district currently has more than 10 landslides. After the rains since the beginning of September, landslides have occurred in some locations in the communes of Thach Ngan, Bong Khe and Lang Khe.

According to the report of the Irrigation Department, up to now, Nghe An has 274 landslides, affecting nearly 3,000 households. The landslides are mainly concentrated in the districts of Ky Son, Tuong Duong, Con Cuong, Anh Son, Quy Hop, Hung Nguyen, Do Luong...

Mr. Nguyen Quang Dong, Head of the Department of Natural Disaster Prevention, Provincial Irrigation Department said: The biggest difficulty now is that most of the landslides and subsidence points are located in mountainous areas, where people's lives are still difficult. Meanwhile, the annual funding for overcoming the consequences of storms and floods is not much, so most households mobilize their own resources to temporarily handle landslides such as renting machines to remove slopes, or building small stone embankments.

Before the rainy season, some districts have deployed stone gabion revetments and tarpaulins at some landslide locations such as in Tuong Duong and Ky Son districts; Tarpaulins over 20,000 m³Landslide at Km19+100, Quynh Vinh commune, Hoang Mai town in 2022...

To ensure the safety of people's lives and property, at locations affected by subsidence and landslides, local authorities in districts review and prepare response plans for heavy rain and landslides; check and review residential areas along rivers, streams, and areas at high risk of landslides to proactively organize the relocation and evacuation of people when situations arise...