Landslides - cannot be subjective

Although the 2025 rainy and stormy season has just begun, with complex weather developments, natural disasters have left serious consequences in many localities across the country. Most recently, landslides, flash floods, and landslides have caused deaths and property damage in several northern mountainous provinces.

The Dong Lanh stream embankment project, Hoa Binh commune, Hoa Binh city was built to overcome landslides, flash floods and flash floods occurring in Hoa Binh commune during the rainy and stormy season.

Hoa Binh province with its complex mountainous terrain is also a locality with a high risk of landslides, flash floods, and flash floods during the rainy and stormy season, affecting the homes and property of many households. In particular, in Na Chao hamlet, Bao La commune, heavy rain and tornadoes caused a landslide of about 20m3 of positive slope into the yard of Mr. Luong Thanh Xuyen's house, burying an electric bicycle, a bicycle and some other items. Fortunately, there were no human casualties, but the landslide in Na Chao hamlet sounded the alarm: It doesn't need to rain for a long time, it doesn't need the land to be "full" of water, landslides can happen at any time and people cannot be subjective, especially during the rainy and stormy season.

 

According to the Hydrometeorological Station of Hoa Binh province, landslides are a type of natural disaster that frequently occurs in districts and cities, and are more frequent during the rainy and stormy season. Landslides often occur due to prolonged heavy rain, changes in soil temperature and humidity, or human impact on slopes and construction on slopes. In the province, landslides often occur on traffic routes such as: along Provincial Road 433 from Tu Ly Commune, Da Bac District to Hoa Binh City and along National Highway 6. In addition, landslides also often occur in areas with unstable geology and terrain such as the communes of Nanh Nghe, Giap Dat (Da Bac); Mai Ha, Chieng Chau, Xam Khoe (Mai Chau); Nhan My, Dong Lai (Tan Lac)...

Along with landslides, Hoa Binh province is also a high-risk area for flash floods due to its complex, fragmented terrain and many rivers and streams. This type of natural disaster often occurs when there is prolonged heavy rain in many northern mountainous provinces. In Hoa Binh province alone, the Hydrometeorological Department warns that 10/10 districts and cities are located in areas at risk of flash floods.

Natural disasters are increasingly complex and unpredictable, which is one of the major challenges for sustainable economic development. In 2024, the whole province suffered nearly 1,500 billion VND in damage due to natural disasters. Of which, landslides left serious consequences in many localities. Notably, with geological characteristics of soil and rock without cohesion and mountainous terrain with complex dissection, large and long slopes, interspersed with low-lying areas and valleys along large rivers and streams, Hoa Binh continues to be an area with a high potential risk of landslides accompanied by flash floods during the rainy and stormy season.

According to statistics, the whole province has over 2,000 households in high-risk areas for flash floods, landslides and landslides. Specifically, the Department of Agriculture and Environment has inspected, reviewed and identified 234 locations with over 5,000 households in high-risk areas for natural disasters that need plans to relocate and stabilize residents. Of these, 143 locations at risk of landslides with over 2,000 affected households need to be relocated; 21 locations are frequently affected by flash floods and landslides with about 167 affected households; 70 locations are frequently flooded with over 1,700 affected households. Many landslide locations have been classified by the Provincial People's Committee as urgent projects to implement treatment plans such as: Group 15 area, Dong Tien ward (Hoa Binh city); Lu Thao hill area, Lam Son commune (Luong Son)... In addition, in mountainous areas, there are many areas that have suffered landslides since the 2024 storm season, but up to now, there have only been plans to evacuate people without any radical solutions.

According to comrade Hoang Lan Thu, Deputy Head of the Department of Water Resources and Irrigation Management (Department of Agriculture and Environment), since the 2024 rainy and stormy season, landslides and landslide risks have been warned by localities so that people know and take proactive precautions. In 2025, not being subjective or negligent in the face of complicated weather developments, the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue and Civil Defense has directed districts and cities to review and inform about key and vulnerable projects at high risk of natural disasters, especially affecting residents and infrastructure. The sector has advised the Provincial People's Committee to issue a plan to respond to natural disasters according to the level of natural disaster risk in the province. In particular, it is necessary to develop a specific plan to prevent landslides, flash floods, and flash floods, from the location where people are evacuated, support vehicles to response forces, and command forces for all high-risk residential areas.

The actual weather developments in recent years show that most forms of natural disasters occur in the province, especially landslides and rockfalls, which are increasingly complex, irregular, and difficult to predict accurately. Therefore, with the participation of departments, branches, and local authorities, people need to raise their awareness of prevention, proactively respond, and strictly follow the instructions of local authorities, and promptly evacuate from areas at risk of landslides during the rainy and stormy season. When detecting unusual signs, people need to report to local authorities for timely handling.

Dinh Hoa

Source: https://baohoabinh.com.vn/274/201301/Sat-lo-dat-khong-the-chu-quan.htm