More than 500 households in mountainous Quang Nam isolated due to landslides

On the evening of November 16, a representative of Tra Bui commune (Bac Tra My district, Quang Nam province) said that heavy rain caused landslides, isolating 500 households in the area.

Accordingly, the DH8 route from Tra Doc intersection to the center of Tra Bui commune has up to 10 landslides with large volumes causing traffic congestion.

More than 500 households in villages 3, 4, 5, and 6 of the commune were completely isolated. Many places lost power due to landslides. Local authorities have mobilized vehicles to try to clear the route but have not yet been able to reach the isolated area.

photo 1 sat lo.jpeg — Landslide in Tra Bui commune, Bac Tra My district. Photo: SX

This is the only road, so when there is a landslide, all vehicles cannot pass. To access the isolated area, you can only walk or move on the Song Tranh 2 hydroelectric reservoir. Moving on the reservoir is extremely dangerous when floods suddenly come.

According to local authorities, the location is in the danger zone at So Ro peak. There are 147 households here and many landslides have occurred. Because the scene has not been reached, the authorities have implemented the "four on-site" principle of providing human support.

Communication is still smooth, fortunately there has been no loss of life or property.

photo 2 sat lo.jpeg — More than 500 households in Tra Bui commune are isolated. Photo: SX

Bac Tra My district has more than 20 landslides causing traffic jams on Dong Truong Son route, National Highway 24C and inter-village and inter-commune roads of the district.

Bac Tra My district has evacuated 1,100 households with 3,790 people in areas at very high risk and high risk of landslides, and checked 22 locations where rising water could cause flooding.

According to the Quang Nam Provincial Hydrometeorological Station, in the past 24 hours, Quang Nam localities had rain, moderate rain, some places had heavy rain, especially in the southern mountainous areas, some places had very heavy rain. The total rainfall from 7:00 p.m. on November 15 to 7:00 p.m. on November 16 in the plains and northern mountainous areas was generally 10 - 50mm, in the southern mountainous areas was generally 50 - 100mm; some places were higher such as: Xuan Binh Rain Gauge Station (Nui Thanh District) 104mm, Kham Duc Rain Gauge Station (Phuoc Son District) 105mm.

It is forecasted that from 7:00 p.m. on November 16 to 7:00 p.m. on November 17, localities in the province will continue to have rain, moderate rain, heavy rain to very heavy rain in some places. The total rainfall in the coastal plains and mountainous areas in the north of the province is generally from 10-50mm, in some places over 80mm, in the mountainous areas in the south of the province is generally from 50-100mm, in some places over 150mm. In the next 24 to 48 hours, the rain will tend to decrease and there is a possibility of this heavy rain period ending.

Source