Central Highlands provinces continue to respond to and overcome flood consequences

The forces and people of the Central Highlands provinces, with the support of neighboring localities, continue to respond to natural disaster risks and overcome the consequences of floods.

Evacuate 50 households from the cracked hill area

On November 24, in Lam Dong , the military and local authorities continued to organize the emergency evacuation of 20 households with 120 people in Lac Thien 2 village, D'Ran commune, out of the Trang Bang foothill area, where a large crack appeared running across an entire hill after the flood in the Da Nhim hydroelectric reservoir area.

Previously, on the afternoon of November 23, in D'Ran commune, a crack measuring more than 100m long and more than 0.5m deep was recorded on a coffee hill in Duong Moi village. The crack showed a very high possibility of landslides, forcing the locality to evacuate the households below. By the morning of November 24, the crack continued to spread, extending more than 700m, with a gap of about 50cm, and a depth of about 0.5m, dividing the hill into two large sections.

According to the Commune People’s Committee, the surrounding land has been soaked with water for many days, so the entire slope is at high risk of landslides. Behind some houses, large amounts of soil and rocks have slid down, creating frog jaws near the base of the wall.

The entire commune currently has 3 areas at great risk of landslides, including Duong Moi, Lac Thien 2, Phu Thuan 3 villages, of which the most serious is Lac Thien 2 village. Authorities have stretched ropes, put up warning signs, prohibiting people and vehicles from entering dangerous areas, and are on duty 24/7 to promptly warn if the land mass continues to move. By noon on November 24, the entire Lac Thien 2 village had 50 households with 150 people evacuated.

In Da Nang , on November 24, soldiers continued to assist in evacuating households from areas at high risk of landslides in Hung Son commune, where a serious landslide recently occurred. These households live about 500m from the landslide site.

Soldiers rebuild houses for people in Hung Son commune (Da Nang). (Photo: VVAnh)

Lieutenant Colonel Hoang Thanh Ha, Deputy Chief of Staff of the City Border Guard Command, said that up to now, 25 out of 87 households in H'juh village have been moved to safety. The soldiers continue to mobilize the remaining households to urgently coordinate to complete the evacuation. At the same time, the City Border Guard rescue force used a team of trained dogs to continue to coordinate with families and other forces to search for 2 missing people at A Zat stream, Put village.

Previously, at around 9:30 a.m. on November 14, at the upstream area about 250 meters from the local dam and the Ga Ry Border Guard Station, a mountain of rocks and soil poured down from above like a waterfall, burying several structures and more than 200 meters of road. Three Put village residents who were working in the fields were buried.

The heavy rains of the past few days have made rescue operations difficult. After several days of continuous searching in difficult terrain, the border guards have discovered and removed the first body of the three missing people from the scene. The search for the remaining victims is still being urgently deployed.

Ho Chi Minh City sends 5 working groups to provide medical support to Dak Lak province.

Many localities have also urgently carried out support for localities affected by natural disasters. On November 24, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health said that in the face of heavy rain and floods causing great damage and at the request of Dak Lak province, the Department of Health decided to establish 5 working groups with more than 100 medical staff to provide medical support to this province, especially in the communes of Hoa Xuan, Hoa Thinh, Dong Xuan, Dong Hoa, Tuy An Dong. These are areas that have been heavily affected, many areas are still deeply flooded or isolated, and people lack basic medical services.

Five working groups are assigned by area and assigned to the city's final-level hospitals as team leaders, including Gia Dinh People's Hospital, 115 People's Hospital, An Binh Hospital, Thu Duc Regional General Hospital, and Binh Duong General Hospital. The team leaders are responsible for essential professional fields in natural disasters such as emergency - resuscitation, internal medicine, surgery, and orthopedic trauma.

In addition, in each team, the Department of Health has increased human resources from the city's specialized hospitals, including obstetrics, pediatrics, dermatology, infectious diseases, along with a team of nurses and pharmacists; to enhance the ability to provide comprehensive care for people in flood-affected areas, especially children, the elderly and pregnant women.

Construction vehicles work 24/7 to clear landslides on national highways through the Central region. (Photo: T.Bay)

The core tasks of the working groups are to directly examine and treat people, provide free medicine, advise on self-care, and prevent infectious diseases. At the same time, support local health stations to restore operations, classify cases, and coordinate referrals when necessary. Each group will carry 500 family medicine bags, including fever reducers, ORS, diarrhea medicine, cold medicine, antiseptic solutions, and first aid supplies to deliver directly to people.

The Ho Chi Minh City Fatherland Front also transferred 211 tons of relief goods mobilized from November 21 to noon November 23 to Khanh Hoa province to provide for people in flood-affected areas.

In Hai Phong, on the afternoon of November 24, the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee organized a program to support people affected by natural disasters and floods in 2025. As of November 24, Hai Phong has supported Dak Lak province with 50 billion VND in cash and some necessary necessities and medicines. Hai Phong is also launching a campaign throughout the political system, all the people and the business community in the area to support people in Dak Lak and the Central Highlands provinces affected by floods.

Regarding traffic, as of the morning of November 24, according to the Ministry of Construction, National Highway 1 has been completely opened to traffic, but there are still 15 landslides causing disruption on the national highways; 15 railway congestion points in the South Central region, expected to be opened in the next few days.
In Khanh Hoa, the Provincial People's Committee declared an emergency situation and mobilized special response measures to repair Khanh Le and Khanh Son passes, as well as some roads and bridges damaged by floods. On Khanh Le pass, 7 more landslides appeared, with large cracks extending over 40m and nearly 1m lower. Provincial Road 9 through Khanh Son pass also experienced landslides. In addition, rocks and soil falling from the slopes damaged and partially buried provincial roads 27, 701, 703, 707; Ngoc Thao bridge had its abutments and retaining wall collapsed upstream.
In Lam Dong, there are two more landslides at Mimosa Pass and D'ran Pass on National Highway 20. Mimosa Pass is expected to reopen to traffic on November 30. D'ran Pass expected to be announced today (November 25).
In Da Nang, at least one lane on National Highways 14D, 14E, 40B... has been opened to traffic. However, the road surface of many routes is damaged, especially the route south of Hai Van tunnel - Tuy Loan has many large "potholes", making traffic difficult.
On the North-South railway, the forces have handled 46 landslides, with 15 remaining on the Dong Tac - Phu Hiep and Phu Hiep - Hao Son routes through Dak Lak province. Some sections have 2 to 4km of roadbed erosion and are 4m off the rail centerline. Some sections have 0.4 - 0.8m of roadbed erosion. The Railway Corporation said that the construction forces are working hard to repair the damage, and the railway is expected to be reopened on the evening of November 25.

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