Landslides continue to threaten many households in Ky Son.

Due to the impact of continuous heavy rain over the past few days, the house of Mr. Dinh Nho Thanh in Hoa Son village, Ta Ca commune, Ky Son district, has developed many large cracks in its walls. According to Mr. Thanh, not only the house walls, but also the road running in front of his house is increasingly showing cracks over 60 meters long, caused by soil pushing down from the hill, putting the entire residential area at risk of collapsing at any time. To ensure safety, Mr. Thanh's family has evacuated to stay with relatives in the village.

The house belonging to Mr. Dinh Nho Thanh's family was severely damaged. Photo: Lu Phu

It's not just Mr. Thanh's family; many other households in the village are facing a similar situation.

Mr. Vi Van Truyen, head of Hoa Son village in Ta Ca commune, shared: "Although located quite high up and far from the Huoi Giang stream – where a devastating flash flood recently occurred – many households along the road to Tay Son commune, in the Hoa Son village area, face the worry of landslides. The mountain range behind the village has developed many large, long cracks, and many houses have even been split in half due to subsidence and fractures."

Many houses located high up in the mountains escaped the flash flood on October 2nd, but were severely affected by landslides. Photo: Lu Phu

Mr. Vi Van Truyen further shared: "Immediately after discovering large cracks on the mountaintop behind the village and along the road within the village, the village management board relocated the households to live with those who were still safe in the village."

Due to heavy rains from the beginning of September until now, the hills and mountains are saturated with water, leading to landslides and fault lines, especially in the town of Muong Xen and the villages of Hoa Son, Binh Son, and Son Ha in Ta Ca commune..

According to statistics from the Ky Son District People's Committee, there are currently more than 200 houses in the entire district at risk of collapsing due to landslides, of which 36 houses need to be urgently relocated. In Hoa Son village, Ta Ca commune alone, there are 20 houses at risk of collapsing at any time.

Many houses are split in two by cracks tens of meters long, 2 meters deep, and 0.5 meters wide. Photo: Lu Phu

Mr. Nguyen Huu Minh, Chairman of the Ky Son District People's Committee, added: "For the people in this area, the Ky Son District Party Committee and government have directed very decisively to relocate these households away from the risk of landslides. In the future, thanks to the attention of the province and the central government, there will be a resettlement area with a long-term life for the people here."

Many mountain ranges behind Hoa Son village show numerous cracks and serious landslides. Photo: Lu Phu

The task of relocating and finding safe new settlements for the people is extremely challenging for the local authorities at this time, because the terrain of Ky Son is mainly characterized by steep mountains on one side and deep ravines and rivers on the other...

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