The hillside collapsed onto Highway 4D, cutting off the road to Sa Pa.

The main road from Lao Cai province center to Sa Pa was completely cut off from the morning of July 1st and was only temporarily reopened to traffic this afternoon.

Rocks and soil spilled onto the road on the morning of July 1 in Lao Cai . Photo: Sa Pa Television

This morning, July 1, a landslide of quite a large volume occurred in Ta Phin commune (formerly Trung Chai), Lao Cai province, causing rocks and soil from the hill to flow down the section between the guard house and the BOT toll station connecting Noi Bai - Lao Cai expressway to Sa Pa tourist area.

Road covered with dirt. Travel photo

According to some local residents, the landslide occurred in the early morning of July 1, originating from the positive slope of Provincial Road 155, between the duty house and the BOT toll station. The soil and rocks then continued to flow down, burying the entire surface of National Highway 4D below (the old road), completely cutting off the vital route connecting the center of Lao Cai province with the tourist area of Sa Pa (Lao Cai province) because both routes were paralyzed.

A large amount of soil covered the surface of National Highway 4D near Mong Sen Bridge Toll Station (Lao Cai) on the morning of July 1.

At around 10am on July 1, hundreds of vehicles and vehicles were still unable to move, waiting in a line, stretching 3km in the up direction.

Many vehicles are congested and cannot pass through here. Photo: HOANG VAN KHANG

Vehicles cannot move from Lao Cai center to Sa Pa. Photo: MINH NGUYEN

According to Mr. Nguyen Quang Luu, Deputy General Director of Lao Cai - Sa Pa BOT Investment Joint Stock Company, the prolonged rain since the morning of June 30 has caused rocks and soil to begin to slide down. The operator has proactively closed the uphill lane to ensure safety since June 30. However, by the morning of July 1, the situation has become more serious, rocks and soil have completely buried the road surface, damaging the corrugated iron system, electric poles and toll booths.

Authorities temporarily cleared the old road for vehicles to pass.

Vehicles temporarily move along the old road after it was temporarily cleared. Photo: HOANG VAN KHANG

The landslide is located on an old slide that appeared after Typhoon Yagi in 2024. A house below the scene was affected, but people were evacuated in time, and there were no casualties.

At noon on July 1, maintenance crews were still working hard to fix the problem. The first phase of the road has been cleared so that vehicles can move again. However, the rain continued, causing many obstacles to the scene handling work.

ANGEL

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/vat-doi-sat-xuong-quoc-lo-4d-chia-cat-duong-len-sa-pa-post801963.html