Lo Xo Pass in Quang Ngai has serious landslide, about 70 people are stuck in the middle of the pass.

Despite heavy rain and landslides showing no signs of stopping, at noon on October 28, authorities waded through the landslide site to provide food and water to those trapped at Lo Xo Pass.

Over the past two days, landslides on Ho Chi Minh Road, the section passing through Lo Xo Pass, the junction between Dak Plo Commune (Quang Ngai) and Da Nang City, have been serious. (Photo: Cao Nguyen/VNA)

In the past 2 days, on Ho Chi Minh road, the section passing through Lo Xo pass, the junction between Dak Plo commune (Quang Ngai) and Da Nang city, serious landslides have occurred.

There are at least three major landslides on the route, seriously affecting traffic on Ho Chi Minh Highway.

Below wipe, above slide

Specifically, at km 1408 to 1405, the section across Dak Zon bridge in Mang Khen village, Dak Plo commune, a serious landslide occurred. Tens of thousands of cubic meters of soil, rocks and trees from the positive slope were eroded and spilled onto Ho Chi Minh road. The landslide was about 300 meters long.

At the scene, the soil and rocks slid down, more than 5 meters above the road surface. To overcome the landslide, the authorities mobilized 4 excavators and 2 loaders to the scene to level the ground over the past 2 days.

Mr. Tran Thai Hoa, Head of the representative office of the Road Management Department III.4 in Quang Ngai said: "Currently, it is raining heavily, water on the hillside flows down, making it difficult for us to clean up. At the location of the Dak Zon bridge section, the landslide volume is extremely large, estimated at more than 20,000m3. At the construction site, we arranged 4 excavators and 2 loaders. Working 3 shifts overnight. We are trying to clear the route in one lane today. However, it is currently raining heavily and windy, making it very dangerous for people and vehicles involved in overcoming the landslide. During the work, under the leveling, on the ground, rocks flow down, making it extremely difficult and dangerous for people and vehicles involved in overcoming the landslide."

Although the authorities have been working tirelessly, the landslide recovery work here has encountered many difficulties.

At Lo Xo Pass, there was heavy rain, so the landslides showed no signs of stopping. The heavier the rain, the more soil and rocks from the top of the slope flowed down the road. The authorities' determination to clear a section of the road was met with difficulty. Despite working hard for the past 2 days, the authorities were still unable to open a path to access the scene inside.

Authorities urgently repaired the landslide at Km1405-1408 of Ho Chi Minh road, passing through Lo Xo pass. (Photo: Cao Nguyen/VNA)

About 70 people stuck in the middle of the pass

While the work to overcome the landslide at km 1804 through Dak Zon bridge encountered many difficulties, inside, the section towards Da Nang city, about 2km from the landslide location, there were 40 cars, mainly trucks and about 70 people stuck, unable to move for the past 2 days.

Faced with the above situation, the authorities of Quang Ngai province coordinated and approached the scene to provide food, rice, bread and drinking water to the trapped people. However, to approach and provide necessities to about 70 trapped people, the authorities also encountered many difficulties.

Mr. Nguyen Vy Ly, a member of the Lo Xo Pass SOS team, said that after receiving information from the authorities and local authorities about 40 vehicles and dozens of people stuck in the middle of the road due to a landslide on Lo Xo Pass, the SOS team mobilized people and coordinated with the authorities and traffic police of Quang Ngai province to cook rice and provide necessities to everyone stuck on the pass.

"The landslide was more than 300 meters long and had a large volume. We flew a drone to survey and scout to ensure safety when the brothers delivered supplies. We had to carry food and water across the landslide. Although it was difficult and dangerous, the brothers did their best for the people stuck on the other side," said Ly.

Despite heavy rain and landslides that showed no signs of stopping, at noon on October 28, authorities waded through the landslide site to deliver food and water to those trapped. To reach the relief site, people had to walk and wade through mud and soil for nearly 2 hours to reach everyone.

As the person who directly waded through the streets to provide food and water to people stranded on the road, Lieutenant Colonel Duong Van Khoi, Deputy Head of the Traffic Police Department of Quang Ngai Province, said that over the past three days, heavy rain has occurred on the Ho Chi Minh Highway, especially the section passing through Lo Xo Pass.

Faced with the above situation, Ngoc Hoi Traffic Police Station (Quang Ngai Provincial Police) coordinated with functional forces and the Lo Xo Pass SOS team to direct traffic, bring people and vehicles on the top of the pass to a safe location, and coordinate with the SOS team to bring food and water to people stuck between the two landslides.

According to VNA

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