New landslide appears on National Highway 16

According to the reporter's records on the morning of July 19, the ground in the subsidence area on Highway 16 is still showing signs of continuing to sink. In addition, the temporary road that was just completed in recent days has also appeared cracks, and the soil is weak after long days of rain.

The worrying thing is that about 200 meters below the subsidence area at Km264+700/QL16, there has been a situation where rocks and soil from the roadside have overflowed onto the roadway, damaging the positive slope, with the risk of new damage appearing on National Highway 16. Currently, the authorities have also put up warning ropes in this area.

Regarding traffic safety, according to the reporter's records on the morning of July 19, at checkpoints on National Highway 16, near the subsidence point at Km264+700/QL16, the authorities worked very early to prevent people from passing through the dangerous area. Barriers, warning signs, and traffic lights have also been fully installed so that people can observe from a distance.

However, because the road closure started in the evening of July 18, many people did not have information and continued to travel near the subsidence point on the morning of July 19.

Ms. Lang Thi Van, Tien Phong commune, Que Phong district said: Today, my family had to go to a relative's house in Tri Le commune, had to go through Doc Chuoi, although I knew there was a subsidence point, I did not know the road was closed, thought we could still go through the temporary road as before. After the officers on duty explained, we turned the car around to go another road according to regulations to ensure safety.

Ms. Lim Thi Kim, a worker at the Que Phong Traffic Management Department assigned to work at the checkpoint, said: The road closure took place at 5:30 p.m. yesterday (July 18). People in the highlands may not have had time to update the information because they do not use smartphones or do not have an internet connection, so on the morning of July 19, many people came to the checkpoint to ask to pass.

However, following the instructions, we are determined not to let people pass through the checkpoint to go to dangerous areas. Except for some cases of unavoidable illness, we will create conditions for them to go to the hospital as soon as possible.

This bypass may take several hours longer than going through the subsidence point, however, this is a mandatory solution that people must implement to ensure the safety of people's lives and property.

Mr. Bui Van Hien - Vice Chairman of Que Phong District People's Committee said: Immediately after receiving the official dispatch from the province, the district organized to widely inform about the traffic organization plan on National Highway 16 on loudspeakers so that people would know; propagate traffic safety, focusing on requiring people participating in traffic on National Highway 16 to strictly comply with the orders and regulations of the checkpoints and the orders of traffic regulators.

The People's Committees of Chau Kim, Chau Thon, Cam Muon, Quang Phong, Nam Nhoong, and Tri Le communes have placed warning signs and notified the people of the entire commune not to participate in traffic when there is a notice from the authorities that the road is closed, except in cases of force majeure (patients going to the emergency room) where the authorities must check and escort them through the landslide section.

Direct the force to coordinate with Que Phong Traffic Department and related forces to organize guard duty at checkpoints, resolutely not allowing vehicles to pass through checkpoints. Strictly handle subjects who intentionally cross checkpoints according to regulations.