Quang Ngai: Nearly 450 households isolated

On the evening of October 26, leaders of the People's Committee of Dak Plo commune, Quang Ngai province visited and encouraged households to be evacuated from the landslide area, and at the same time directed to ensure care and support for people's lives.

Dak Plo commune houses are located in landslide areas.

Due to the impact of storm No. 12, from October 25 to 26, Dak Plo commune experienced prolonged heavy rain, causing landslides, damaging construction works, irrigation, and traffic; affecting people's houses and crops, with estimated damage of about 7.5 billion VND.

As of 7:00 p.m. on October 26, no human casualties have been recorded in the commune, but many houses have been flooded, with a high risk of landslides.

The People's Committee of the commune has directed and mobilized 26 households with 116 people to evacuate from areas at risk of landslides and flash floods to safe places, temporarily taking shelter at the homes of relatives and neighbors in the village.

Dak Plo commune mobilized machinery to clear the flow to prevent water from washing into people's houses.

Currently, many roads in the area have landslides, temporarily cutting off traffic, including: the route from Dak Rooc Nam village to Dak Plo commune People's Committee; route DH81 from Mang Khen village to the commune People's Committee; route DH83; routes from Peng Lang village to Dak Book village.

These landslides isolated 449 households with more than 1,500 people in Dak Book, Peng Lang, Bung Ton, and Bung Koong villages.

Mr. Nguyen Van Vinh, Chairman of the People's Committee of Dak Plo commune, said that the commune has sent forces to closely monitor information in the four isolated villages, ready to provide necessities, food and medicine when people need it.

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/quang-ngai-gan-450-ho-dan-bi-co-lap-post820085.html