According to information from the People's Committee of Lang Chanh district, this morning, September 20, all students of Lam Phu Secondary School were temporarily suspended from school.

Previously, prolonged heavy rain (affected by storm No. 3) caused landslides on the hill behind the construction site of Lam Phu Secondary School. The amount of soil, rocks (about 6,000m2) and trees flooded into the construction site, cracking 2 reinforced concrete columns, the classroom wall of the 2-storey classroom building, completely burying the toilet.

Because many large cracks continue to appear on the hill, the weather is in the rainy season, the possibility of landslides is high, so the People's Committee of Lang Chanh district has allowed all students and teachers of Lam Phu Secondary School to stay home from school.

This morning, local leaders and the school are moving all assets and teaching equipment to a safe place.

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All students and teachers had to temporarily stop going to school because the school was at risk of being buried by rocks and soil. Photo: Le Duong

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Son, Head of the Department of Education and Training of Lang Chanh district, said that after the landslide on the hill damaged the school under construction, the functional departments of the province and district stepped in to inspect.

In the immediate future, to avoid damage to people and property, the district has temporarily suspended school for students to take measures to handle the incident.

“Currently, the district leaders have proposed two options. One is to move all students to Lam Phu Primary School (5km away). The other is to build a temporary school. This morning, the district leaders will agree on a plan to ensure class time for students,” Mr. Son shared.

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Damaged reinforced concrete column. Photo: Le Duong

The project to build Lam Phu Secondary School was approved for investment by the People's Committee of Lang Chanh district in July 2023. The project includes the following items: 2-storey classroom building (8 classrooms); repair and renovation of administrative - subject building and auxiliary works.

Total investment is 13.5 billion VND, the construction unit is HD Investment and Construction Trading Company Limited, implementation time is 12 months. Up to now, the construction progress of the project has reached about 80%.