A hill in Dak Lak collapsed, burying houses; many areas were heavily flooded.

A hill in Tong Rang A village, Yang Mao commune (Dak Lak) suddenly collapsed into a residential area, completely burying a house and affecting many other houses.

Image of a landslide on a hill, burying a house and affecting many other households - Photo: ANH MINH

At noon on November 17, Mr. Vo Tan Truc - Chairman of the People's Committee of Yang Mao commune - said that the commune was directly evacuating people from the landslide area that buried one house and affected many other households.

Landslide on the hill, urgent evacuation of people

At the scene, hundreds of square meters of hilly land collapsed close to Provincial Road 12, thousands of cubic meters of earth and rock flooded into the residential area, burying a house and many properties. Residents and authorities only had time to move out a few belongings, most of which were damaged.

The Secretary and Chairman of the commune directly directed the evacuation of neighboring households, stretched warning ropes, and prevented people from returning to the dangerous area.

Mr. Vo Tan Truc said the commune recorded 4-5 landslides, 40-50 houses were flooded in Tong Rang A and Tong Rang B villages, and the damage caused by heavy rain could not be estimated yet.

A house and many properties were buried, fortunately no casualties - Photo: ANH MINH

Mr. Y Huan A Drong - Secretary of the Commune Party Committee - said that heavy rain caused the entire hill to slide down, burying a house next to Provincial Road 12. The households had left their homes so there were no casualties, but their property was completely buried. The authorities were only able to pull out one motorbike, but the vehicle was also severely damaged. The surrounding households were urgently evacuated to avoid further landslides.

Since last night, many sections of Provincial Road 12 and Truong Son Dong Road have been cut off, leaving hundreds of households in Yang Hanh isolated. Many houses have collapsed roofs and are deeply flooded, but authorities have not been able to reach them.

"The commune has mobilized local forces to evacuate flooded households to temporary shelters at higher elevations and is calculating the damage to request emergency assistance," said Mr. Y Huan.

People and authorities tried to move some damaged properties from the rubble - Photo: HOANG MINH

Cut the suspension bridge cable, prohibit people from passing through

Heavy rain also affected many other areas. The water level of Krong Bong River rose, flooding hundreds of households. Mr. Vo Duy Trung - Chairman of Cu Pui Commune People's Committee - said that from the morning of November 16 to noon of November 17, the area had very heavy rain, with rainfall of 343 - 453mm, causing many low-lying areas to be deeply flooded, and rivers and streams to rise.

The commune evacuated 22 households in villages 1, 2, Ea Bar, Ea Lang and Ea Uol from areas at risk of landslides; 43 flooded households were brought to safety. In village 2, a large landslide appeared, about 800m³ of rock and soil from the high hill slid down close to the residential area.

Many sections of provincial road 12 were heavily flooded - Photo: HOANG MINH

Many roads were cut off, such as Provincial Road 12 through Khoa village, which was flooded 50m deep and over 50cm deep; the road to Dak Tuor cave was flooded 70m; the road to Ea Uol and the Ea Bar - Cu Dram route were all flooded with strong currents, over 1m deep. Hill soil flooded down, causing traffic jams in Cu Rang village.

The suspension bridge in Buôn Khóa village was caught in the cable of the sand dredge ship of Joint Stock Company 484, threatening to cause the bridge to be washed away. The commune requested that the cable be cut to prevent the bridge from being washed away and banned people from passing through.

On Provincial Road 12, there are also many landslides, rocks, and trees blocking the road, causing separation - Photo: HOANG MINH

Some irrigation works were eroded; the electricity sector temporarily cut off power to the villages of Ea Uol, Ea Bar, Ea Lang, Cu Rang, and Cu Te to ensure safety. "We mobilized forces to be on duty 24/7, assisted in evacuating people, prepared life jackets and food. Students were given a day off on November 17. The locality has not yet calculated the damage," said Mr. Trung.

Many roads and residential areas are isolated.

Mr. Nguyen Thien Van - Vice Chairman of Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee - said that the province has had an initial report on damage caused by floods.

Provincial Road 12 through Yang Mao and Cu Pui communes had landslides in many places, isolating villages and many houses were deeply flooded. The road connecting villages in Yang Mao commune was also affected by landslides, isolating the area.

The entire Yang Mao commune had 56 households severely flooded, with water levels rising 1-1.7m. Many roads in Buon Cham A, village 1, village 2, Yang Hanh... were cut off. Some isolated residential areas in the commune had to move to higher shelters to avoid the flood due to rising stream water; schools in the commune allowed students to stay home to ensure safety.

Many areas are flooded, causing separation and isolation - Photo: HOANG MINH

The provincial Traffic Police Department said that at Km68 of National Highway 29, there was a section of water about 200m deep that vehicles could not pass through. The authorities blocked off traffic and directed vehicles to go in the direction of Buon Ma Thuot - Tuy Hoa via National Highways 19C and 25.

According to the provincial hydrometeorological station, the water level of rivers and streams in Cu Pui, Yang Mao, Dang Kang, Lien Son, Dak Lieng, Hoa Son, Krong Bong, Dak Phoi, Song Hinh... is at a very high risk level. People are advised to limit travel and proactively move to safe high areas.

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