Landslide threatens school, hundreds of students urgently evacuated

(Dan Tri) - Rocks and soil collapsed on the campus of Son Long Primary and Secondary Boarding School (Quang Ngai province). Local authorities have evacuated 164 students and teachers to safety.

On the afternoon of November 19, Mr. Dinh Truong Giang, Secretary of the Party Committee of Son Tay commune ( Quang Ngai province), said that a landslide caused rocks and soil to fall onto the campus of Son Long Primary and Secondary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities.

There is heavy rain in the commune, this location continues to be at risk of landslides. Therefore, the local authorities have evacuated 164 students and teachers to a safe location.

Rocks and soil fell on the campus of Son Long Primary and Secondary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities (Photo: Truong Giang).

According to Mr. Giang, behind the Son Long Primary and Secondary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities, there is a hill. Due to prolonged heavy rain, rocks and soil have repeatedly slid down.

The landslide on the morning of November 18th caused 50 cubic meters of rock and soil to collapse on a two-story building with 10 rooms. Among them were five boarding rooms for students and five office rooms for teachers.

“The landslide happened when students were already in class, so no one was injured. This location is at risk of further landslides, so we have arranged for people to monitor and warn students not to go near it,” Mr. Giang informed.

This area is at risk of further landslides, threatening Son Long Primary and Secondary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities (Photo: Truong Giang).

Mr. Nguyen Van Hung, Principal of Son Long Primary and Secondary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities, said the school has temporarily stopped using the two-story building as well as a row of classrooms near the landslide site.

"Students are arranged to study and live together in safe areas. Teachers are temporarily housed in the administrative area and the old Son Long Commune People's Committee headquarters," Mr. Hung informed.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/sat-lo-de-doa-truong-hoc-hang-tram-hoc-sinh-duoc-di-doi-khan-cap-20251119143801177.htm