Heavy rain causes landslides in schools, more than 260 students evacuated

Mưa lớn gây sạt lở đất đá vào trường học, hơn 260 học sinh phải sơ tán - Ảnh 1. — Landslide into the unfinished classroom building of Lam Phu Secondary School, Lang Chanh District (Thanh Hoa) - Photo: Contributor

On September 20, the Department of Education and Training of Lang Chanh district (Thanh Hoa) said that heavy rain and floods caused a landslide into a two-story building including 8 classrooms of Lam Phu Secondary School, forcing more than 260 students to evacuate to safety.

More than 260 students evacuated due to landslide at school

According to the People's Committee of Lang Chanh mountainous district, the construction of a two-story classroom building (8 classrooms) and auxiliary works of Lam Phu Secondary School, Lam Phu commune, started in August 2023, and to date the construction progress has reached over 80%.

Due to heavy rain that lasted for more than a week, a landslide occurred on the positive slope, a large amount of earth and rock fell onto the construction site, tilting the row of houses forward.

Many places on the wall have cracks 5-7cm wide; some columns are bent and broken. On the left side of the first floor, two classrooms have rocks and soil falling down, causing part of the wall to collapse, posing a safety risk to students.

Mưa lớn gây sạt lở đất đá vào trường học, hơn 260 học sinh phải sơ tán - Ảnh 2. — Landslides have caused the unfinished classroom building at Lam Phu Secondary School, Lang Chanh District, to collapse at any time - Photo: HA DONG

The landslide also directly affected the old classrooms where students of Lam Phu Secondary School have been studying for a long time.

The leaders of Lang Chanh District People's Committee have directed Lam Phu Commune authorities to issue warnings of danger and erect barriers to prevent people from entering the landslide area. Construction units have moved assets and machinery out of the landslide area.

Mưa lớn gây sạt lở đất đá vào trường học, hơn 260 học sinh phải sơ tán - Ảnh 3. — Landslide near the wall of the unfinished classroom building of Lam Phu Secondary School, Lang Chanh District - Photo: HA DONG

Faced with the current landslide situation threatening the lives of students and teachers, on September 20, the People's Committee of Lang Chanh district decided to evacuate more than 260 students of Lam Phu Secondary School (old) to temporarily study at Lam Phu Primary School, 5km away.

Lang Chanh District People's Committee will report to the Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee to have a plan to overcome the problem.

Mưa lớn gây sạt lở đất đá vào trường học, hơn 260 học sinh phải sơ tán - Ảnh 4. — Landslide caused large cracks in the pillars and walls of the unfinished classroom building of Lam Phu Secondary School, Lang Chanh District - Photo: HA DONG

It is known that the two-storey classroom building (8 classrooms) and the repair and renovation of administrative buildings, departments, and other auxiliary works have a total investment of 13.5 billion VND; from the state budget.

The contractor is HD Investment and Construction Trading Company Limited.