Heavy rain causes landslides, traffic disruption in mountainous district of Nam Tra My

On November 14, heavy rain occurred in the two mountainous districts of Bac Tra My and Nam Tra My, Quang Nam province, causing many sections to be deeply flooded and landslides on some traffic routes.

Specifically, heavy rain caused the Truong River (Tra Tan commune, Bac Tra My district) to be flooded more than 1 meter deep, vehicles could not circulate and had to take a detour.

Heavy rain caused landslides on Highway DH5 from Tac Po to Tra Mai, Tra Van and Tra Vinh, causing traffic jams. (Photo: M.T) — Heavy rain caused landslides on Highway DH5 from Tac Po to Tra Mai, Tra Van and Tra Vinh , causing traffic jams. (Photo: MT)

Meanwhile, in Nam Tra My district, heavy rain caused landslides on Highway DH5 from Tac Po to Tra Mai, Tra Van and Tra Vinh, causing traffic congestion.

In Tra Leng commune, floodwaters from the Xoan and Leng rivers rushed in, forcing the commune health station to proactively move medical examination and treatment equipment from the first floor to the second floor to prevent flooding and damage.

Faced with the above situation, Nam Tra My district has directed communes to focus on checking the current status of residential areas, offices and schools; prepare forces to evacuate people to safe places; at the same time mobilize vehicles and machinery to clear landslides on route DH5 to ensure travel for people.

Floodwaters from the Xoan and Leng rivers rushed in, forcing the Tra Leng Commune Health Station to proactively move medical examination and treatment equipment from the first floor to the second floor. (Photo: H.L) — Floodwaters from the Xoan and Leng rivers rushed in, forcing the Tra Leng Commune Health Station to proactively move medical examination and treatment equipment from the first floor to the second floor. (Photo: HL)

According to the Quang Nam Hydrometeorological Station, in the past 24 hours, the province has had moderate rain, heavy rain and very heavy rain in some places.

In Nam Tra My, rainfall measured in Tra Don commune was 283.6mm, Tra Leng 224.2mm, the risk of flash floods and landslides in the next 6 hours in 10/10 communes is very high.

Meanwhile, in Quang Ngai, due to the influence of cold air, from November 13 to November 17, the province will have moderate rain, heavy rain, and very heavy rain in some places, with total rainfall ranging from 250-450mm/period, with some places over 600mm/period; rivers in the province are likely to experience a flood at alert level 2 to alert level 3, with some rivers above alert level 3.

Since 5:00 a.m. on November 14, National Highway 24B, passing through the communes of Son Thanh, Son Hai, Son Thuy and Son Ky, has been partially cut off, with traffic jammed for many hours. Also this morning, more than 20,000 students in Son Ha district were absent from school. Heavy rains are still continuing in Son Ha district.

THANH BA

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