Emergency evacuation of dozens of households due to landslides in Muong Lat border district

06/07/2022 15:05 GMT+7

On the morning of June 7, information from the People’s Committee of Muong Lat district (Thanh Hoa) said that due to heavy rain from last night (June 6) in the district, Muong Ly commune had to urgently evacuate dozens of households. in areas at risk of landslides, tube floods, flash floods to a safe place.

Local authorities evacuate people to safe places.

Accordingly, one household (6 members) in Xa Lung village, Muong Ly commune was evacuated overnight to a safe place and currently the government is advocating and supporting 45 households with more than 200 people. In the Ut village, evacuate to school.

In addition, the local government of Muong Ly commune also said that landslides occurred not only in Un and Xa Lung villages but also appeared in Xi Lo and Trung Tien villages… and some rice and crops were buried.

The landslide caused the soil to overflow into people’s houses.

According to the People’s Committee of Muong Ly Commune, the government will prioritize evacuating people first, then moving assets to a safe place, and today will also evacuate more than 100 households to a safe place.

It is known that at present, in Muong Lat district, there is heavy rain with a rainfall of more than 100mm, making many places at risk of landslides, tube floods, flash floods.

Currently, the government is urgently mobilizing and evacuating people to safe places.

The authorities will evacuate more than 100 households to a safe place.

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, last night and this morning (June 7), there was moderate rain, heavy rain, and very heavy rain in some places. Rainfall is calculated from 7:00 p.m. on June 6 to 8:00 a.m. on June 7 such as: Son La 196.8mm, Tan Lac (Hoa Binh) 138.6mm, Mai Chau (Hoa Binh) 126mm, Kim Bang (Ha Nam) 125.4mm, Quan Hoa (Thanh Hoa) 167mm,… Forecast for today (June 7), in Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Son La, Hoa Binh, Southern Delta and Thanh Hoa areas with moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms , there are places with very heavy rain with common rainfall of 20-50mm, in some places over 70mm; other areas of the North have showers and thunderstorms, with heavy rain locally.

From tonight to the morning of June 9, in the mountains and midlands of the North, there will be moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, there are places with very heavy rain with common rainfall of 50-100mm, in some places over 120mm; the Northern Delta and Thanh Hoa have showers and thunderstorms, with heavy rain locally (the time when thunderstorms occur is concentrated from evening to night).

This large-scale rain is likely to last until about June 11-12, heavy rain is concentrated in the mountains and midlands of the North. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong winds. There is a high to very high risk of flash floods and landslides in the northern mountainous provinces and inundation in low-lying and low-lying areas.

Heavy rains cause spring water to rise, the risk of landslides and flood pipes.

Many houses were eroded to the foot of the wall, making it unsafe for people to live.

Tran Nghi