A district in Thanh Hoa had to urgently evacuate 44 households due to landslides.

A district in Thanh Hoa had to urgently evacuate 44 households due to landslides.

Useful Monday, September 23, 2024, 2:45 PM (GMT+7)

In recent days, Thanh Hoa province has experienced widespread heavy rain, causing landslides that have affected the homes of dozens of households in communes and towns in Thach Thanh district. Authorities have had to urgently evacuate 44 households to avoid further landslides.

Video of landslide in Thach Thanh district (Thanh Hoa province).

In recent days, Thanh Hoa province has experienced widespread heavy rainfall, causing landslides and affecting the homes of dozens of households in communes and towns within Thach Thanh district.

In Chinh Thanh village, Thanh Truc commune, Thach Thanh district, Thanh Hoa province, a landslide has occurred with a length of over 100 meters, directly affecting 25 houses and 70 people.

Also in Lam Thanh neighborhood, Kim Tan town, Thach Thanh district, Thanh Hoa province, there are 3 landslide points, with a total length of over 200 meters, directly affecting 15 households.

Additionally, a landslide occurred in Thach Tuong commune, Thach Thanh district, affecting four households.

In response to the situation, on the evening of September 22nd, the leaders of Thach Thanh district went directly to the scene to inspect and direct the district's functional forces and the communes and towns to urgently evacuate people to safe places.

Local police and military forces were mobilized to erect warning signs, cordon off the area, and assign personnel to be on duty 24/7 to prevent people from approaching the landslide area or the area at risk of landslides, ensuring safety. The District Fatherland Front Committee coordinated with local authorities to visit and encourage households that had to relocate to safe areas and provided initial emergency assistance of 1 million VND to each household.

Mr. Do Viet Thinh (41 years old) from Chinh Thanh commune, Thanh Truc district, Thanh Hoa province said: "Due to the prolonged heavy rain, the hillside has suffered landslides and large cracks have appeared, so we have had to temporarily relocate to a safe place."

According to the Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue, and Civil Defense of Thach Thanh District, heavy rain has fallen continuously in the district over the past few days. The average rainfall measured from September 20th to 7:00 AM on September 23rd was 210.4mm.

Along with the influx of water from upstream, the water level of the Buoi River has risen. At 9:00 AM this morning, the Kim Tan Hydrological Station recorded a water level of 11.51m (0.51m above Warning Level II) and it is continuing to rise. The Thach Thanh District Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue and Civil Defense Command continues to be on duty 24/7, ready with contingency plans in case of any incident.

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