Heavy rains cause many roads in Nghe An to be flooded, traffic is cut off.
(Baonghean.vn) - Due to the impact of heavy rain from September 26-27, 2023, many roads were flooded and landslides occurred, and traffic in mountainous districts of Nghe An was cut off.
According to the Department of Transport, heavy rains flooded 31 bridges and roads. Of these, 14 were on national highways; 17 were on provincial roads; 13 were on national highways and 16 were on provincial roads.
Specifically, on the National Highway:
-QL.15: Lang Tra 2 spillway km207+100: flooded 50cm; Khe Con spillway km239+650: flooded 30cm; Khe La spillway km259+500: flooded 30cm; Khe Than spillway km252+600: flooded 30cm; Khe Mit spillway km258+400: flooded 30cm; Nguyen Binh Son spillway km249+400: flooded 30cm.
+QL.16: Km255+100 (Kim Son town, Que Phong): Road flooded, unit closed road, on duty to ensure traffic.
+ QL.48: (1) Km88+00 (Chau Hanh commune, Quy Chau): Road flooded, road closed, traffic safety on duty; Km91+400 (Tan Lac town, Quy Chau): Road flooded, road closed, traffic safety on duty; Km94+100 (Tan Lac town, Quy Chau): Road flooded, road closed, traffic safety on duty; Km106+00 (Chau Tien commune, Quy Chau): Road flooded, road closed, traffic safety on duty.
+ QL.48E: Overflow Km59+950 (Nghia Dan town); Overflow Km61+950 (Nghia Dan town) flooded the service road under construction of culvert 30-40cm; Km63+800 (Nghia Son commune, Nghia Dan).
There are 16 road closure locations on provincial roads:
+ DT.531B: Overflow Km2+250 (Minh Hop commune, Quy Hop): water level 90cm, road closed, traffic on duty; Overflow Km3+700 (Minh Hop commune): water level 110cm, road closed, traffic on duty; Bridge Km8+300 (Minh Hop commune, Quy Hop): water level 80cm, road closed, traffic on duty.
+ DT.532: Overflow Km4+850 (Chau Loc commune, Quy Hop): Flood water 30cm, road closed, traffic on duty; Overflow Km5+500 (Chau Loc commune, Quy Hop): Flood water 30cm, road closed, traffic on duty; Overflow Km6+950 (Chau Loc commune, Quy Hop): Flood water 30cm, road closed, traffic on duty; Overflow Km16+950 (Chau Loc commune, Quy Hop): Flood water 60cm, road closed, traffic on duty.
+ DT.534D: Overflow of Hao stream km10+800, flooded 20cm.
+ DT.544: Overflow Km23+850 (Chau Phong commune): Flood water 80cm, road closed, traffic police on duty; Overflow Km25+250 (Chau Phong commune): Flood water 100cm, road closed, traffic police on duty.
+ DT.534C: Overflow Km11+300/DT.534C flooded 1-1.5cm, water is rising.
+ DT.538: DT538 oil spill km 28 water level 40cm
+ DT.543D: Khe Kien rises causing flooding at Km6+500, 40 cm deep.
+ DT.541B: Currently, Cha Lap I, II, III spillways are all flooded about 1m deep.
Heavy rain caused landslides on negative and positive slopes at 3 locations on National Highway QL.48: (landslips on positive slopes: Km85+700(T), Km98+100(T). Km103+100(P) causing traffic congestion, the unit is working to ensure traffic safety).
- On National Highway 16: 2 locations (at Km264+700: Horizontal cracks appeared on the road surface since 2022); At Km265+800: Landslide on the positive slope, vehicles cannot pass through).
On provincial road: DT.543B: Km33+300 (T); Km33+500 (T) landslide on positive slope causes traffic jam, the unit is ensuring traffic step 1.
Flooded areas are fenced off, marked with signs by traffic management units in coordination with local authorities, and guarded 24/7 to close roads, prohibit people and vehicles from passing through, and ensure security and order.