Heavy rain causes landslides and major agricultural damage

LAM DONG Prolonged heavy rain caused landslides in mountain passes, cracked inter-commune roads and flooded many crop areas in some localities, with estimated damage of tens of billions of dong.

During the recent rains, Lam Dong province has faced a series of serious consequences: landslides, subsidence of inter-commune roads and great damage to agriculture . Provincial authorities have determined that at Mimosa Pass (National Highway 20), the area from Km 226+500 - Km 226+800 has suffered serious subsidence of the negative slope, with the potential risk of further slides. To ensure safety, Lam Dong Department of Construction has decided to ban vehicles with a load capacity of 15 tons or more from passing through this pass until the current situation is resolved.

To ensure safety, Lam Dong Department of Construction decided to ban trucks with a load capacity of 15 tons or more from passing this pass until the current situation is resolved. Photo: LT.

According to Mr. Nguyen Tai Phuong, Chairman of Tan Ha Lam Ha Commune, the inter-commune road passing through Phuc Tan village, km7+300, has a crack about 130m long, sinking to a depth of 1.5m; another 40m long point is also damaged. According to the assessment of the authorities, the above crack is at risk of spreading and is very dangerous. Currently, the local authorities have set up checkpoints, stretched warning ropes, blocked off and regulated traffic 24/7.

In addition, due to the impact of prolonged heavy rains, water from upstream continuously poured into many large vegetable growing areas of Lam Dong such as Don Duong and Ta Nang communes, dozens of hectares of vegetables were completely flooded, causing billions of dong in damage. In addition, many localities in the former Binh Thuan province were also deeply flooded, greatly affecting the travel and daily life of hundreds of households.

The inter-commune road passing through Phuc Tan village, Tan Ha commune, Lam Ha, at km7+300, a crack about 130m long appeared, sinking up to 1.5m deep: Photo: Provided by local people.

According to preliminary statistics as of the afternoon of November 18 of the Lam Dong Provincial Civil Defense Command, from November 16 to 18, heavy rains over a large area caused damage of about 30 billion VND. Specifically, 11 households suffered damage to their houses and property; about 360 hectares of crops, mainly flowers, were affected, with an estimated damage of about 8 billion VND. Regarding transportation and infrastructure, the whole province had about 11 landslides and some roads were flooded and cut off.

Due to the impact of prolonged heavy rain, water from the source continuously flows into many agricultural production areas of people in Lam Dong such as Don Duong and Ta Nang communes, causing billions of dong in damage. Photo: Provided by people.

Faced with the above situation, Lam Dong province leaders have urgently directed: The Department of Construction coordinates with relevant units to survey, reinforce dangerous points, design embankments, upgrade drainage systems and install warning signs at landslide locations. Along with urgent remediation, Lam Dong will increase propaganda to people about natural disaster risks, place warning posts in low-lying areas and landslide-prone areas to limit further damage.

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