Landslides and flash floods buried many houses and cars in Ha Giang

Specifically, from the night of September 27 to 9:00 a.m. on September 29, in Bac Quang district, there was heavy to very heavy rain with thunderstorms and lightning in some communes and towns: Thuong Binh, Dong Tam, Viet Vinh, Huu San, Kim Ngoc, Tan Lap, Tan Thanh...

As of 9:00 a.m. on September 29, floodwaters swept away Ms. Van Thi X. (54 years old), residing in Viet Vinh commune. Currently, the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Viet Vinh commune is mobilizing functional forces to search.

In Dong Tam commune, a landslide buried the kitchen of Mr. Mai Ngoc T.'s family (Ban Buot village) where Mai Thi Ch. (5th grade student) could not escape.

Currently, forces are approaching the scene to organize a search. According to preliminary statistics, heavy rain has affected and damaged 15 households in Viet Vinh and Dong Tam communes, Bac Quang district.

Immediately after receiving the information, Bac Quang District Police deployed forces to the scene to assess the situation, verify the damage and support people in overcoming the consequences of the natural disaster. At the same time, they helped households with houses in areas at risk of landslides to move to safety.