Heavy rain causes landslides into school, more than 260 students have to evacuate

Landslide into the unfinished classroom building of Lam Phu Secondary School, Lang Chanh District ( Thanh Hoa ) - Photo: Contributor

On September 20, the Department of Education and Training of Lang Chanh district (Thanh Hoa) said that heavy rain and floods caused a landslide into a two-story building including 8 classrooms of Lam Phu Secondary School, forcing more than 260 students to evacuate to safety.

More than 260 students had to evacuate because of landslides in school.

According to the People's Committee of Lang Chanh mountainous district, the construction of a two-story classroom building (8 classrooms) and auxiliary works of Lam Phu Secondary School, Lam Phu commune, started in August 2023, and to date, the construction progress has reached over 80%.

Due to heavy rain that lasted for more than a week, a landslide occurred, a large amount of earth and rock fell onto the construction site, pushing the row of houses forward.

Many places on the wall had cracks 5-7cm wide; some pillars were bent and broken. On the left side of the first floor, two classrooms were flooded with rocks and soil, causing part of the wall to collapse, posing a safety risk to students.

Landslides have caused the unfinished classroom building at Lam Phu Secondary School, Lang Chanh District, to collapse at any time - Photo: HA DONG

The landslide also directly affected the old classrooms where students of Lam Phu Secondary School have been studying for a long time.

The leaders of Lang Chanh District People's Committee have directed Lam Phu Commune authorities to issue warnings of danger and erect barriers to prevent people from entering the landslide area. Construction units have moved assets and machinery out of the landslide area.

Landslide near the wall of the unfinished classroom building of Lam Phu Secondary School, Lang Chanh District - Photo: HA DONG

Faced with the current situation of landslides threatening the lives of students and teachers, on September 20, the People's Committee of Lang Chanh district decided to evacuate more than 260 students of Lam Phu Secondary School (old) to study temporarily at Lam Phu Primary School, 5km away.

Lang Chanh District People's Committee will report to the Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee to have a plan to fix the problem.

Landslide caused large cracks in the pillars and walls of the unfinished classroom building at Lam Phu Secondary School, Lang Chanh District - Photo: HA DONG

It is known that the two-story classroom building (8 classrooms) and the repair and renovation of administrative buildings, departments, and other auxiliary works have a total investment of 13.5 billion VND; from the state budget.

The contractor is HD Investment and Construction Trading Company Limited.

Mud flooded into the unfinished classroom building of Lam Phu Secondary School, Lang Chanh district - Photo: HA DONG

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/mua-lon-gay-sat-lo-dat-da-vao-truong-hoc-hon-260-hoc-sinh-phai-so-tan-20240920164359194.htm