Landslide breaks 2 high voltage power poles, blocking National Highway 16 in Que Phong

(Baonghean.vn) - The heavy rains and floods caused landslides from the high hills to Highway 16, causing traffic congestion on this route. More seriously, two high-voltage power poles and a telecommunications line pole of Viettel were broken.

Electric wire hanging across the deep hole after the pole collapsed. Photo: Hung Cuong

The incident occurred at around 6:00 p.m. in the mountainous forest area of ​​Ta Pan village, Tri Le commune (Que Phong).

Mr. Luong Van Sinh in Ta Pan village, Tri Le commune (Que Phong) said: "At that time, the whole family was sitting in the house when they heard the sound of rocks rolling loudly. Everyone was shocked and rushed down to see that the brick wall had been broken into pieces, a 30cm diameter xoan tree had also been broken, rocks and soil were pouring down close to the house, and the rice hut 30m away was also pushed down close to the house."

The electric wire of one of the two poles was broken and hung across the ground. Photo: Hung Cuong

At the same time, about 100m from Mr. Sinh's house on the high hill, 2 high-voltage electric poles belonging to the power supply network for the entire Tri Le commune were broken by rocks and soil. These 2 electric poles were buried in a deep hole (a hole caused by unrecovered ore mining activities). Because of the dark night and rugged mountain conditions, access was very difficult. But according to our observations, the electric wire was lying across the edge of the deep hole. Fortunately, there were no human injuries.

Landslide on National Highway 16 in Ta Pan village, Tri Le commune, about 7km from the commune center. Photo: Hung Cuong

Forces are trying to upgrade Viettel's telecommunications lines to ensure road and traffic safety. Photo: Hung Cuong

Also after the landslide, a large amount of rocks spilled onto Highway 16, causing traffic congestion, along with a Viettel telecommunications pole being broken.

Excavators were mobilized overnight to clear the road. Photo: Hung Cuong

Immediately after the incident, the Border Guard force of the Border Guard Station and the Commune Police promptly arrived to ensure the safety of the people. In addition, the Que Phong District government directed the forces to bring vehicles to clear the congestion, ensuring smooth traffic for now.

Hung Cuong