Quang Nam directs "hotly"

On December 2, Mr. Ho Quang Buu, Vice Chairman of Quang Nam Provincial People's Committee signed an official dispatch on proactively responding to the impacts of earthquakes and natural disasters in the coming time.

According to the dispatch, after receiving a quick report from the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Nam Tra My district (Quang Nam province) on the shaking situation occurring in Nam Tra My district, due to the impact of the earthquake in Kon Plong district, Kon Tum province, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Nam province requested departments, agencies, units and localities to implement a task.

Many rocks from high mountains rolled down near residential areas in Tu Hon village after the earthquake.

In particular, it is required to continue directing and implementing the dispatch dated July 31 of the Provincial People's Committee Chairman on checking the impact and influence of the earthquake occurring in Kon Plong district, Kon Tum province and proactively responding to earthquakes in the coming time.

Request the People's Committee of Nam Tra My district to direct the inspection, grasp the situation, assess the damage and impact of the earthquake on people's housing and infrastructure works in the area; promptly detect and deploy rescue work, rescue, and overcome the consequences (in case of an incident) to ensure the safety of people's lives.

Proactively organize evacuation and arrange temporary accommodation for households whose houses are severely damaged and unsafe; mobilize local forces to support people in repairing their houses; arrange local budgets and mobilize other legal resources to support households with severely damaged housing, stabilize their lives according to regulations and repair damaged essential infrastructure (if any).

Direct the inspection of infrastructure works, especially irrigation dams, hydroelectric dams, and traffic works to promptly detect, respond to, and remedy incidents and damages (if any) to ensure safety for the works.

Require relevant departments, branches, sectors and units, according to their assigned functions and tasks, to proactively coordinate and support localities in implementing prevention, response and overcoming of consequences caused by earthquakes and natural disasters within their authority and in accordance with regulations; regularly monitor and report to the Provincial People's Committee (through the Provincial Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue) for monitoring and direction.

According to the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Center – Institute of Geophysics, from November 30 to now, 13 earthquakes have occurred in Kon Plong and Nam Tra My districts, including 6 on November 30; 3 on December 1 and 4 on December 2. Of these, 2 earthquakes on December 2 occurred in Nam Tra My district, the remaining 11 in Kon Plong district.

Previously, as reported by Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper, on the afternoon and evening of November 30, in Kon Plong District, Kon Tum Province (bordering Nam Tra My District), 6 consecutive earthquakes occurred. Of which, the first 2 earthquakes occurred at 4:42 p.m. and 5:12 p.m. with magnitudes of 4 and 3.8 on the Richter scale, respectively. The following 4 earthquakes were smaller.

Many people in Nam Tra My district said they clearly felt 3-4 strong tremors, many people panicked and ran out of their houses.

Notably, in Tu Hon village, the earthquake caused tremors that caused many very large rocks on the top of Ngoc Mong mountain to roll down to the area near the residential area, about 30 to 50 meters from people's houses. At the scene, some rocks weighing tons were lying precariously on the high cliff or caught in some tree roots during the landslide, with the risk of continuing to roll down, endangering 17 households with 69 people and the kindergarten in Tu Hon village.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/dong-dat-lam-da-lan-tu-nui-xuong-lang-quang-nam-chi-dao-nong-196241202163321319.htm