Heavy rain, landslides threaten to collapse houses

Phuong Linh• October 5, 2021 20:40

(Baonghean.vn) - Prolonged heavy rains caused houses of Hoang Mai residents to collapse. Local forces urgently sent people to rescue and help people protect their property.

At about 6:30 p.m. on October 5, due to prolonged heavy rain, in Quynh Phuong ward, Hoang Mai town, there was alandslides, causing subsidence, affecting the house of Mr. Nguyen Van Mui's family, born in 1963, in Quyet Tien block.

Các lực lượng tham gia ứng cứu chống sạt lở giúp gia đình người dân phườngQuỳnh Phương. Ảnh: Phương Linh

Forces participating in the rescue operation against landslides in Quynh Phuong ward. Photo: Phuong Linh

Immediately after receiving the information, Quynh Phuong Border Guard Station urgently sent officers and soldiers to join local forces and people in actively responding to the rescue.

Despite the heavy rain and darkness, officers and soldiers of the unit and people urgently packed sandbags and transported them to fill the landslide sites to ensure the safety of Mr. Mui's family's house.
Currently, in addition to ensuring the safety of Mr. Mui's family's house, the authorities are also surveying key locations that may affect the safety of surrounding households, in order to have a response plan to minimize damage caused by floods.

Phuong Linh