National highways are cut off and landslides are everywhere. What should relief teams pay attention to?

TPO - While volunteer groups and social organizations are increasing their access to the scene, the Central region's transportation system is under great pressure due to unusual rain and floods. According to information from the Department of Roads, many national highways have been cut off, especially in Khanh Hoa and Lam Dong - where a series of landslides have made traffic restoration difficult.

According to the road management agency, although the national highways managed by the central government have basically been cleared, the areas managed by local authorities still have many blocked locations, including landslides on positive and negative slopes stretching hundreds of meters.

In Khanh Hoa , National Highway 27C - the main route connecting Nha Trang with Da Lat - continues to be a hot spot with dozens of locations buried by rocks and soil. Some landslides were so deep that the province had to request Military Region V to support forces and specialized equipment to break rocks and use explosives to clear obstacles.

Current landslide scene on Khanh Le Pass. Photo: Cao Ky.

Although the forces are working urgently, the locality can only hope to temporarily clear one lane of traffic on the evening of November 24. During the time Khanh Le Pass is completely closed, vehicles are forced to go around National Highway 1 and then turn onto National Highway 27 or National Highway 26 to go to Lam Dong , thus significantly increasing the distance.

The situation in Lam Dong is not much better as Mimosa Pass and D'ran Pass on Highway 20 have suffered heavy landslides, with soil spilling onto the road, making it impossible for vehicles to move. It is expected that these locations will not be able to operate again until the end of November.

The landslide on National Highway 27C - the side bordering Lam Dong - also made coordination of traffic flow between the two provinces urgent, because the connecting route through Khanh Le Pass was blocked for a long time.

Deo Ca Group said that since November 23, it has provided free road use services for all convoys carrying relief goods when passing through 21 toll stations managed by the unit. However, prolonged rain and floods are causing many national highways to be cut off, and the progress of road clearance is slow due to the huge amount of earth and rock.

From November 23, Deo Ca Group will waive road use fees for all convoys carrying relief goods when passing through 21 toll stations.

According to the representative of this unit, the decision to open free lanes for relief vehicles was made in the context of prolonged heavy rain causing serious flooding and landslides in the Central Highlands and Central Vietnam, causing the need to transport food, necessities and rescue equipment to increase rapidly by the hour.

Dedicated lanes for relief vehicles are continuously opened, and the Road Management Department and local authorities are on duty to guide vehicles to pass as quickly as possible. All toll suspensions are recorded and archived to ensure transparency during the implementation process.

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