Fearing landslides during the night, Quang Tri province urgently evacuated more than 80 households.

On the evening of September 19th, the Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Huong Hoa district ( Quang Tri province) announced that, due to the impact of typhoon No. 4 , the district experienced moderate to heavy rainfall, causing disruptions to bridges and culverts on national highways, inter-communal roads, and village roads in some localities.

Floodwaters from upstream have cut off many inter-communal roads in the mountainous district of Huong Hoa. Photo: CTV

Specifically, at the spillways in the villages of Coóc (Hướng Linh commune), Loa and Trùm (Ba Tầng commune), Bù village (Tân Lập commune); the road from Lìa commune to Xy commune; the La La bridge at Km 1+700, on provincial road DT.587 leading to Húc commune... the water level rose, causing flooding from 0.5 to 1 meter, resulting in the localized isolation of some residential areas.

Minor landslides occurred in Huong Phung commune (Huong Hoa district). Photo: Contributor.

Due to prolonged heavy rain, landslides have occurred in the hilly area adjacent to the western branch of the Ho Chi Minh Highway in Huong Viet commune, threatening the safety of road users. Photo: CTV

Minor landslides have occurred along Provincial Road 586 and the inter-communal road leading to Huong Linh. Notably, although Typhoon No. 4 weakened into a tropical depression after making landfall, its remnants continue to cause heavy rain and strong winds in the area.

Authorities are working to persuade residents of Huong Viet commune. Photo: CTV

According to preliminary assessments, Huong Hoa district currently has 45 locations at risk of landslides, of which 19 are at high risk of landslides.

To ensure the safety of people's lives and property, on the afternoon and evening of September 19th, local authorities, in coordination with the armed forces, urgently relocated 84 households at risk of landslides in the communes of Huc, Huong Lap, and Huong Viet to safe locations.

The relocation was carried out urgently on the afternoon of September 19th. Photo: CTV.

According to the Standing Office of the Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue of Quang Tri province, from the afternoon and night of September 19th to September 20th, floods on the rivers continued to rise and peaked at alarm level 1 to alarm level 2; the Thach Han River, in particular, is likely to rise above alarm level 2.

Many households were evacuated to the Huong Lap Border Guard Post headquarters for shelter. Photo: Contributor.

Currently, water levels on the Ben Hai, Hieu, and Thach Han rivers are above alarm level 1 in the upstream areas, while in the downstream areas they are below alarm level 1 and rising.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/lo-so-lo-nui-trong-dem-quang-tri-di-doi-khan-cap-hon-80-ho-dan-2323989.html