Prolonged heavy rain causes landslides and flooding on many national highways in Lam Dong

Heavy rain from the night of November 15 to the morning of November 17 caused landslides and flooding on National Highway 20, 27C and Prenn Pass, disrupting traffic in some areas.

Heavy rain causes landslides and fallen trees on Ngoan Muc Pass

According to the Department of Construction of Lam Dong province, on National Highway 20, at around 4:00 a.m. on November 17, the area Km218 - Km218+500 (Le Thu lake) was deeply flooded, vehicles could not circulate.

The functional sector coordinated with local authorities and traffic police to temporarily close the road to ensure safety. The section through D'Ran Pass will continue to be temporarily closed to traffic from the end of October 2025.

Traffic Police of Lam Dong Province made efforts to rescue and bring people out of the landslide on National Highway 27C.

On National Highway 27C, at 10 p.m. on November 16, at Km45 in Khanh Hoa province, a landslide occurred, causing rocks and trees to spill onto the road, burying a passenger bus.

The traffic route through Khanh Le Pass – Da Lat is cut off. Management units are diverting traffic at Km114 and clearing many landslides in Lam Dong.

Serious landslide on Prenn Pass

At Prenn Pass, at 9:00 a.m. on November 17, the section Km224+600 - Km224+700 (about 100 m long) had a landslide on the negative slope embankment, causing half of the roadbed from Da Lat to Ho Chi Minh City to slide.

Authorities have diverted traffic towards Mimosa Pass and the route through Tuyen Lam Lake tourist area, ensuring that travel up and down to Da Lat is not interrupted.

Aerial view of the landslide on Prenn Pass

The Department of Construction said that the remaining national and provincial highways in the province are still operating normally.

Source: https://baolamdong.vn/mua-lon-keo-dai-gay-sat-lo-ngap-nuoc-nhieu-tuyen-quoc-lo-tai-lam-dong-403335.html