Storm No. 11 caused 8 billion VND in damage in Lao Cai

According to the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Lao Cai province, the weakened low pressure circulation from storm No. 11 has caused moderate to heavy rain in Lao Cai province, affecting many localities, with total damage of about 8 billion VND.

Heavy rain caused landslides, completely collapsing a house in Phong Hai commune.

According to statistics, from October 7-8, moderate and heavy rain in Lao Cai province caused damage to 17 houses.

National Highway 70 landslide at Km189 with a volume of about ^15,000m3 ; National Highway 4D landslide at Km114+100 with a volume of nearly ^200m3 along with many provincial roads landslides, landslide of about ^15,192m3 .

Trinh Tuong commune's secondary school for ethnic minorities (located between 5 households with landslides) had to relocate boarding students to classrooms to ensure safety due to the risk of landslides behind the row of boarding houses...

National Highway 70 landslide at Km189 with volume of about ^15,000m3 .

Immediately after the disaster occurred, Lao Cai province authorities quickly arrived and urgently carried out remedial work; checked, put up warning signs, and placed barriers at landslide sites and unstable slope areas; organized 24/7 guard duty at landslide sites and frequently landslide sites, and did not allow people and vehicles to pass when it was unsafe.

At the same time, deploy plans to ensure people's safety, evacuate households in dangerous areas to safe places, and compile damage statistics.

Implement well the work of ensuring social security, ensuring stable life for affected households; urgently repair technical infrastructure works and social infrastructure such as traffic, irrigation, domestic water, electricity, communication...; take measures to restore production of affected agricultural land areas.

CONG HAI-TAM TIMES

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