Large crack appeared on the mountain, Ky Son district urgently evacuated 5 households

Speaking to Nghe An Newspaper reporters, Mr. Hoa Van Mon - Chairman of Muong Tip Commune People's Committee said: This morning (October 26), forces including border guards, militia, commune officials and local people continued to dismantle the two houses of Mr. Moong Pho Vieng and Cut Van On in Xop Phe village. These are households located next to the mountain crack discovered a few days ago.

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“The demolition of wooden houses takes a lot of time. It is expected that these two houses will be completed today, and two more will be demolished in the coming days. Currently, five households in the risk area have been relocated to safe places, of which four households are sharing a house with relatives, and one household has built a temporary house to continue living."

Mr. Hoa Van Mon - Chairman of Muong Tip Commune People's Committee

Earlier, on the evening of October 22, residents of Xop Phe village, Muong Tip commune, heard a loud explosion coming from the hill area next to Provincial Road 543D. When they went to check, they discovered a number of cracks, including one hundreds of meters long, 10cm wide and 40-50cm deep. Notably, one crack ran across the floor of a household.

Immediately after receiving the report, the local authorities and functional forces of Ky Son district immediately went to the scene to inspect. Through initial inspection, it was found that there were many dangerous cracks and the hill could collapse at any time, so the local authorities coordinated with the border guards, Ky Son district police, Muong Tip commune youth union and local people to urgently evacuate 5 households with 26 people living at the foot of the mountain at risk of landslides to a safe place.

The authorities have also dismantled houses and transported belongings to help the people. To date, one household has been completed, two are in the process of dismantling, and the remaining two will be dismantled in the coming days. In addition, the working group of Ky Son district has come to encourage and give necessities including rice, instant noodles, and drinking water to households that have to be relocated due to the mountain cracking.

Mr. Tho Ba Re - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Ky Son district said: If it continues to rain in the coming days, the mountain crack in Xop Phe village will be at risk of spreading wider and deeper. Therefore, the district temporarily directed the local government to ask people not to return to their old place of residence, in the coming time, they will review the land in resettlement areas in the area to arrange new housing. The district has also sent people to monitor, assess the level of landslides and make plans to relocate more households if the affected area spreads further.