Blasting and drilling rocks to clear roads into many isolated villages in Western Nghe An

Due to the impact of storm No. 10 and the heavy rains that have lasted for the past few days, many roads in the western region of Nghe An have had new landslides. In this situation, traffic management units and local authorities have urgently taken measures to ensure traffic flow. On some roads, authorities have had to drill rocks and blast to clear the roads.

The road to My Ly commune has suffered serious landslides along the Nam Non river and has not been repaired yet. The traffic management unit has put up warning ropes. Photo: Van Truong

The inter-village road passing through Sa Lay, Tham Luc, Huoi Khun, Tham Hoc villages (Muong Long commune) was hit by landslides due to the impact of storm No. 10, cutting off the villages. Muong Long commune authorities had to pry away rocks to clear the road. Photo: Van Truong

Mr. Pham Van Hoa - Chairman of Muong Long Commune People's Committee said that due to the impact of storm No. 10, there were 5 landslides in the commune, including a serious rock landslide, causing traffic congestion. In that situation, the commune government asked the Provincial People's Committee for permission to blast rocks, and at the same time requested the military to coordinate and support the construction. From October 1 to October 14, 2025, the functional forces mobilized human resources and equipment to focus on drilling and blasting to handle the landslide with a volume of more than 5,000 m³. Up to now, the road through the landslide area has been temporarily cleared. (In photo: The landslide area was allowed to blast rocks by the province). Photo: Van Truong

The Provincial Military Command sent officers and soldiers to support Muong Long commune in drilling rocks to open roads after landslides caused by storm No. 10. Photo: Van Truong.

The rocky mountain road has been temporarily cleared, allowing people to travel by motorbike after the landslide. Photo: Van Truong

Trung Tin Joint Stock Company – the traffic management unit – has mobilized machinery to level and repair the road from My Ly commune to Muong Long. Photo: Van Truong.

Workers are actively installing stone cages to fix the landslide on National Highway 7, through Huu Kiem commune. Photo: Van Truong

Workers are installing stone cages at a landslide section on Highway 7, Chieu Luu commune. Photo: Van Truong

The road to Khe Bo Hydropower Plant, Tam Quang Commune, has many large and small landslides, causing difficulties for travel. Photo: Van Truong

Mr. Nguyen Huu Hien - Chairman of Tam Quang commune said that due to the impact of storm No. 10 and the recent rainy days, Tam Quang commune has 6 large and small landslides. Currently, the commune has coordinated with the traffic management unit to level and clear the road to 1 lane. Photo: Van Truong

Machines are handling a landslide on National Highway 48, through Thong Thu commune. Photo: Van Truong

A representative of Nghe An Bridge and Road Construction Joint Stock Company - the unit managing National Highway 48, said: The recent storm caused landslides at more than 20 points along the route, of which storm No. 10 created 3 new landslides in Thong Thu (old) and Dong Van (old) communes. Up to now, the unit has mobilized machinery to level more than 50,000 m³ of soil and rock and completed over 50% of the stone embankment in Dong Van (old) commune. It is expected that the landslides will be completed before the end of October 2025. Photo: Van Truong

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