Nghe An: Landslide collapses houses, threatens provincial road
(Baonghean.vn) - A landslide has torn apart several houses in Tam Thai commune, and threatened to cut off the provincial road leading to Tam Hop commune.
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On October 28, after heavy rain, rocks and soil from the mountain continued to flow down onto the houses of households in Can village, Tam Thai commune, Tuong Duong district. Not only threatening the houses, the landslide also posed a risk of cutting off the only road leading to Tam Hop commune. Photo: Tien Hung |
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The landslide began in the early morning of October 18. Since then, thousands of cubic meters of rock and soil have continued to flow down, but at a slower rate. Photo: Tien Hung |
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The rock and soil have flooded the house of Mr. Lo Van Minh (53 years old) more than 1 meter high. He and his wife have had to take shelter at a relative's house for the past 10 days. In the quite spacious house, all the assets have been evacuated. In one corner of the house, the solid wall was torn apart by the rock and soil. Photo: Tien Hung |
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Mr. Minh's house is located next to the road to Tam Hop commune. Behind him is a towering mountain range. Mr. Minh said that, up to now, this area has never had a landslide. However, at around 3am on October 18, after several days of rain, rocks and soil began to fall from the mountain. "First there was a loud explosion, waking my wife and I up," the man, still in shock, said. Mr. Minh and his wife immediately called out to their neighbors. The village management board also immediately used loudspeakers to call on people to come and support Mr. Minh and other households at risk of landslides to move their belongings to safety. Photo: Tien Hung |
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Not long after, thousands of cubic meters of rock and soil poured down, collapsing a corner of Mr. Minh's house, then spilling onto the street. Photo: Tien Hung |
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Mr. Lo Van Minh's family's assets have been transported to another house. Photo: Tien Hung |
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The soil from the landslide is still mushy. Photo: Tien Hung |
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Flooding threatens the only road leading to Tam Hop commune. If no measures are taken, Tam Hop commune is at risk of being completely isolated. Photo: Tien Hung |
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Regarding the cause of the landslide, local residents said: “The top of the mountain used to be a primeval forest. But for about 6 years now, the government has allocated forest land to organizations to clear it all to grow corn and cassava. Since then, there have been no big trees to hold the land. A year ago, there was also a landslide, but it was not that serious. This time it is dangerous,” said Mr. Lo Van Minh. Photo: Tien Hung |
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Mr. Lo Hoai Thong (72 years old), standing on the area where his 3-room wooden house used to be. According to Mr. Thong, although he was born in this land, he has never witnessed a landslide like this before. Photo: Tien Hung |
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For many days now, Mr. Thong and his wife have had to temporarily stay in the tent that they have long used as a kitchen. Photo: Tien Hung |