A ‘sinkhole’ nearly 10 meters deep appeared in Ha Tinh
TPO – Heavy rain for many days caused a road in Vu Quang district (Ha Tinh) to seriously erode, creating a ‘death’ hole nearly ten meters deep. Authorities have installed warning signs prohibiting car traffic.
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Due to the impact of prolonged heavy rain, on Hai Thuong Lan Ong street in village 5, Vu Quang town (Vu Quang district, Ha Tinh province) suffered serious landslides. |
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The road landslide incident occurred on November 14. According to local people, at the previous landslide site, there was a drainage system from a stream flowing into the river. |
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When expanding the road, the construction unit installed gabions around it to limit landslides. However, due to prolonged heavy rain and strong water flow, the Hai Thuong Lan Ong roadbed was eroded. |
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The water washed away a lot of soil, rocks and trees. The landslide caused the road to be seriously affected by traffic passing through this area. |
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Local authorities said that through inspection, about 20m of the road was eroded, the width of the landslide was nearly 4m, and the depth was about 6m-7m. |
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| According to initial estimates, nearly 100m3 of soil, rocks, and asphalt on the road surface were eroded, collapsed, and swept away by the water flow. |
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In particular, this landslide continues to spread and dig deep into the roadbed, with the risk of collapsing at any time, thus posing many dangers. |
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Talking to Tien Phong, Mr. Le Thanh Hao, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Vu Quang town (Vu Quang district) said that due to the impact of heavy rain, the roadbed position of Hai Thuong Lan Ong route (through the organization’s area) 5) residents suffered serious landslides |
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Currently, local authorities have mobilized human resources to the scene to set up barriers, erect warning signs, use trees to shield and string ropes around the landslide area. At the same time, light up in the evening and prohibit vehicles from passing through. |
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Also according to the leader of the People’s Committee of Vu Quang town, the repair needs a large amount of funding, the locality has proposed to the People’s Committee of Vu Quang district to survey and soon have funding for implementation. |
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