Heavy rains and whirlwinds have damaged 41 houses; landslides buried and swept away nearly 150 hectares of agricultural land, including: crop rice, upland rice and summer-autumn maize. At the same time, landslides caused damage and blockage of many strong traffic routes such as National Highway 4H, Highway 12; many roads are managed by district, commune and village levels, and many irrigation works are damaged. Total damage was estimated at nearly 10 billion VND.
On the national highway 4H, the section through Ma Thi Ho commune and the national highway 12, the section through Huoi Leng commune (Muong Cha district), heavy rain for many days has caused landslides in many places with a large volume of soil and rock, causing traffic jams in the locality. set. When the incident happened, the traffic police force (Muong Cha District Police) and Dien Bien Road 2 Joint Stock Company were present at the scene, mobilized machinery and vehicles to organize landslides and repair handling traffic incidents, ensuring road access to serve people, and means of smooth and safe circulation.
Mr. Bui Giap Thin, Deputy Director of Road 2 Joint Stock Company in Dien Bien Province said: From the beginning of the rainy season, at key routes such as National Highway 12, National Highway 4H, the company has mobilized machinery and vehicles. and arrange human resources to be on duty 24/7 on the route to promptly coordinate with local authorities and local forces to overcome traffic problems during the rainy season. In addition to machinery and vehicles, the company has gathered stones, gabions, etc. to temporarily overcome serious landslides, ensuring road clearance as soon as possible.
During this flood, the traffic system in Dien Bien Dong district was severely damaged. According to a quick report of the District Economic and Infrastructure Department, the total volume of landslides affecting traffic is about 20.000mXNUMX.3; 3 communes: Phi Nhu, Muong Luan, Chieng So have local traffic jams, cars can't enter, motorbikes are very difficult to travel. The communes: Hang Lia, Tia Dinh, Xa Dung and Pu Hong traffic was paralyzed. There are 3 villages in Hang Liea commune which are isolated due to landslides, covering the road to the village. For unconsolidated roads, it is very difficult for vehicles to travel because the road surface is eroded, muddy and slippery.
Mr. Dinh Quang Bao, Head of Economic - Infrastructure Department of Dien Bien Dong district said: From August 5 to now, the department has sent technical staff to coordinate with the authorities of communes and townships to inspect and calculate damage. damage to each route and develop a remedial plan. For small landslide spots, local authorities mobilize on-site forces to conduct landslides, clear the flow to clear roads. For the places where the volume of soil and rock is too large, the district Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control and Prevention directs the units to mobilize machinery and vehicles on duty on the routes near the landslide to overcome, clear the road and ensure the means of transport. safe traffic.
The recent flood has caused heavy damage to 3 communes: Na Tong, He Muong and Na U (Dien Bien district). Many agricultural areas were flooded, buried and washed away; many roads have been eroded, traffic jams; Landslides cause damage to facilities of schools and offices.
Mr. Vi Van Lanh, Chairman of the People's Committee of Na Tong commune (Dien Bien district) said: Heavy rain caused the water of rivers and streams to rise and flow, causing damage to many houses and crops of people, especially in Huoi Chanh village. . The arterial roads from the commune centers of highland villages such as: Huoi Chanh, Son Tong, Gia Phu A, B occurred many major landslides, motorbikes and pedestrians could not pass, making upland villages unable to pass. isolated. Currently, the Commune Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control and Prevention is mobilizing shock forces to coordinate with officers and soldiers of Muong Nha Border Guard Station to carry out traffic remediation. Due to the large volume of landslides, at many points, the recovery time is expected to last in the next 2-3 days.
Due to the influence of prolonged heavy rain, at about 5 am on August 4, a large amount of soil and rock from our side suddenly fell on Na Tong Kindergarten No. 8 (Na Tong commune, Dien Bien district). leading to a large amount of mud overflowing into the school grounds and classrooms. Currently, the remedial work is still being actively implemented by the school, but because the traffic is divided, the support forces cannot enter the village, so it is difficult to overcome the damage.
Teacher Nguyen Thi Huyen Thuong, Principal of Na Tong Kindergarten No. 2 said: Currently, teachers and some parents born near the school are focusing on overcoming flood damage. From August 5 to 6, we focused on clearing the flow around the school campus, now the water has receded. However, due to the large volume of soil and rock landslides, the amount of mud overflowing into the school grounds and classrooms, while the number of teachers and parents is thin, the work of overcoming them faces many obstacles. While the only road to the school was eroded and divided, the forces of Na Tong commune and Muong Nha Border Guard station could not approach support.
