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Hundreds of soldiers and police are searching every corner of the land for victims buried on Highway 34. 15 victims have been brought out, of whom 11 died and 4 were injured.
At around 4am on July 13, while many people were trying to push a 16-seat passenger bus out of a stuck position on National Highway 34 through Ta Mo village, Yen Dinh commune, Bac Me district, about 50,000 cubic metres of rock and soil suddenly collapsed on the embankment. 13 people were later rescued from the scene, of which 7 died.
Landslide location
A witness said that at the time of the landslide, a 16-seater car and a 7-seater car were traveling through the area. The 7-seater car avoided the landslide, but the other car got stuck. Three people in the 7-seater car got out to help push the 16-seater car when another landslide struck, burying them under a layer of dirt and rocks.
The entire road surface was buried with rocks and soil, 150 m long, 15 m high, 20 m wide.
Hundreds of soldiers, police and mobile police were present at the scene, searching for victims through every patch of dirt and rock. Areas where people might be buried were dug up first.
Excavators were brought into the scene to level and search a large area.
Two days before, Ha Giang province had continuous heavy rains over a large area. The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that the rainfall from 7pm on July 12 to 7am on July 13 in Tan Lap commune, Bac Quang district was nearly 290mm; Xuan Minh commune, Quang Binh district was nearly 280mm. These are two measuring stations near the landslide area.
A motorcyclist saw the 16-seat vehicle stuck and also left his motorbike behind to help. When the rocks and soil fell, the motorbike was swept away, but the owner of the vehicle was lucky to escape death.
The 16-seat vehicle was pulled from the scene using an excavator and winch.
Dozens of soldiers used ropes to pull the body of a victim from the bottom of the cliff to the road surface.
Director of Ha Giang Department of Health Nguyen Van Giao said that by 11:35, authorities had found 14 people, of whom 8 were dead and 6 were injured.
Along Highway 24, there are dozens of ambulances and medical staff ready to rescue victims and transport them to Ha Giang General Hospital.
All roads leading to the scene on Highway 34 were blocked to limit people and vehicles, ensuring traffic for authorities to conveniently search and rescue.
