Nghe An: Many roads were eroded after storm No. 8 and have yet to be repaired.
(Baonghean.vn) - Heavy rains after storm No. 8 from October 13-19 damaged dozens of kilometers of roads and bridges in the mountainous districts of Nghe An. Currently, overcoming the consequences of natural disasters is still facing many difficulties.
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| Checking the landslide point on the road from Xieng Thu to Bao Thang in Ky Son district. Photo: Tien Dong |
From October 13 to 19, 2021, due to the impact of storm No. 8, Nghe An experienced moderate to heavy rain, especially in mountainous districts such as Ky Son, Tuong Duong, and Que Phong. Due to heavy rain combined with steep mountainous terrain, landslides occurred, causing significant damage to traffic infrastructure.
In Ky Son district in 2020 and the first months of 2021, landslides of traffic works continuously occurred. In particular, due to the impact of storm No. 8, prolonged rain caused soil and rock structures to break, causing landslides on negative and positive slopes on many roads. In particular, the most severe were the Chieu Luu - Bao Thang traffic routes in Luu Hoa village; La Ngan, Chieu Luu commune.
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| A landslide on Highway 16 connecting Ky Son and Que Phong has yet to be repaired. Photo: Tien Dong |
Mr. Nguyen Van Long - Deputy Head of the Economic - Infrastructure Department of Ky Son district said: Due to the mountainous area with large slopes, every time the rainy season comes, the traffic infrastructure in the area is always eroded. There are points on the road from Chieu Luu to Bao Thang that were eroded by storms No. 3 and No. 7 in July and September and have not been completely repaired, but then storm No. 8 continued to cause the risk of losing the road. Because the negative slope was not allowed to penetrate deep into the asphalt road, the district had to mobilize emergency machinery to fix it.
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| A cracked, sunken spot on Highway 16 is being monitored. Photo: Tien Dong |
Besides, there are landslide locations that have been repaired this year but then have landslides again the following year, especially on the routes from Muong Xen town to Ta Do, Khe Kien or the route from Muong Xen town to Tay Son...
In addition, some national highways passing through the district such as National Highway 7A and National Highway 16 are also frequently subject to landslides, making travel difficult for local people.
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| A landslide on Provincial Road 543B through Xop Mat village, Luong Minh commune (Tuong Duong) is being repaired. Photo: Tien Dong |
In Tuong Duong district, storm No. 8 caused heavy rain, causing damage to many traffic routes in the district. In particular, Provincial Road 543C section through Huoi Co village (Nhon Mai) suffered a landslide of more than 30m with a volume of earth and rock of about 750m.3. Highway 48C passing through Trung Thang village, Tat village, Yen Thang commune suffered a landslide of 180m long. Or Highway 7A section passing through Lo village - Xa Luong commune suffered a landslide causing rocks and soil to spill onto the road, currently there are large cracks that can cause rocks and soil to collapse at any time.
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| A large crack at the landslide point on National Highway 7A through Lo village, Xa Luong commune (Tuong Duong) causes rocks and soil to collapse at any time. Photo: Tien Dong |
According to the synthesis of the Nghe An Department of Transport, due to the impact of storm No. 8 causing widespread heavy rain and post-storm circulation from October 13 to 19, 2021, it caused great damage to the transport infrastructure in the province. In particular, on the national highway alone, more than 44km of positive slope landslides, nearly 1km of negative slope landslides and more than 5.8km of road surface damaged.
In addition, more than 32km of provincial roads suffered from landslides, more than 6km of road surface was damaged, and many bridges, culverts, and ditches along the road collapsed and were buried. The total damage to the national and provincial roads was more than 23.9 billion VND.
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| Warning signs have been erected on many roads to inform people and vehicles passing by and to prevent the risk of damage. Photo: Tien Dong |
Mr. Hoang Phu Hien - Director of Nghe An Department of Transport said: For landslides on positive and negative slopes, damaged drainage works, the department has directed project management boards and management units to mobilize equipment and machinery to clear soil and collapsed rocks, build roadbeds, stone embankments, etc. to ensure that step 1 traffic is enough for 1 lane to pass. At the same time, arrange inspection forces, management units... to coordinate with local authorities and police forces to guide traffic flow to ensure security and order in severely damaged areas.
Currently, the department has requested the Ministry of Transport, the Vietnam Road Administration, the Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration, the Provincial People's Committee and relevant ministries and branches to support funding to ensure step 1 traffic on affected routes in order to soon restore traffic activities in the area.
