Quang Nam urgently evacuated 51 households in areas at risk of landslides.

On September 19, the People's Committee of Nam Tra My district ( Quang Nam province) said that it had just urgently evacuated 51 households with 164 people in residential areas at high risk of landslides to safe shelters.

Previously, from noon on September 18, in Nam Tra My district there was heavy rain, river water rose and flowed rapidly and many landslides appeared.

Many landslides appeared in Nam Tra My district due to heavy rain. (Photo: Nam Tra My district)

Specifically, the evacuated households belong to the communes of Tra Mai, Tra Leng, Tra Van, Tra Don, and Tra Don.

Heavy rain also caused landslides at Rang Chuoi school in village 1, Tra Tap commune, Mang Xoan-Tu Chan residential area in village 4, Tra Cang commune, landslides on the negative slope of DH3 road in Tra Cang commune, DH1 from Tra Don to Tra Leng, and the road from Tra Mai to Tra Van - Tra Vinh .

Nam Tra My District People's Committee has directed the locality to ensure food and necessities for urgently evacuated households.

At the same time, communes are required to continue to closely monitor the actual situation and be ready to evacuate households to safe places if there is a risk of landslides.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/quang-nam-so-tan-khan-cap-51-ho-dan-o-vung-nguy-co-sat-lo-192240919104955022.htm