Nghe An: More than 30 serious landslides affect traffic due to floods

National Highway 16 is a nearly 150 km long arterial road connecting National Highways 48 and 7 between Ky Son and Que Phong districts (Nghe An) and is suffering from serious landslides. At Km 353+350 (My Ly commune, Ky Son district): The negative slope has collapsed, the road surface has sunk 0.7 m deep, causing danger and traffic insecurity. The management unit has closed the road to prohibit people and vehicles from passing.

Traffic management units clean up fallen trees on National Highway 16 through Que Phong district. Photo: Van Truong

At Km 390+520 (Pha Danh commune, Ky Son district): Landslide of positive slope of soil and rock overflowed onto the road surface 15m long, 6.5m wide, 2.2m high causing traffic jam (215m³According to statistics, National Highway 16 has 10 large and small landslides.

For provincial road 543 C connecting Hoa Binh town, Tuong Duong to Yen Tinh commune, there are 16 landslide points. For example, at Km31+700 (Yen Tinh commune, Tuong Duong district): Positive slope collapsed, filled the ditch, overflowed onto the entire road surface, 30m long, 8m wide, 0.5 - 1.2m high.

People collect soil from a landslide in Ky Son, on National Highway 16. Photo: Van Truong

At Km41+900 (Huu Khuong commune, Tuong Duong district): The positive slope collapsed, filling the ditch and spilling onto the road surface, 35m long, 8m wide, 0.3 - 1.2m high (traffic has been blocked)... Currently, this road is blocked and traffic is isolated.

Provincial Road 543, at Km 8+950 (Muong Long Commune, Ky Son District): Landslide of positive slope of soil and rock overflowed onto the road surface, 29m long, 9m wide, 2m high, causing traffic congestion for many days.

In addition to landslides on traffic routes, there are currently more than 20 flooded spots on national and provincial highways in Nghe An with water depths ranging from 0.5 to 2 meters.

Mr. Tran Khac Xuan - Head of Infrastructure Management Department,DepartmentThe Department of Transport said: The weather is extremely complicated, the Department has directed relevant units to set up warning signs and have guards at traffic jams; at the same time, mobilize machinery to level and clear roads to quickly restore traffic.

Nghe An at risk of flash floods, landslides, and inundation

(Baonghean.vn) - In the next 3-6 hours, there is a high risk of flash floods, landslides and inundation in low-lying areas in Nghe An province. Especially in the districts of Con Cuong, Quy Hop, Do Luong and Thanh Chuong.