Heavy rains cause serious flooding in Quang Ngai
Many houses in the mountainous Ba To District in the central province of Quang Ngai are being threatened by serious landslides following torrential heavy rain over the past few days.
People clear a road after a landslide in Ba To District on November 29
Statistics showed that Ba To District recorded rainfall of between 200-400 mm between November 28 and 29. Floods have risen in many local rivers and streams, triggering landslides.
On November 29, many roads in Ba To District were flooded, isolating the communes of Ba Nam, Ba Xa, Ba Tieu, and Ba Ngac. Landslides have occurred at some mountain locations, threatening many houses.
Chairman of Ba Nam Commune People's Committee, Pham Van Din said that there were two serious landslides reported in Xa Rau Village on November 29.
"So far there have been nine landslides in our commune," he said. "Heavy rains are continuing and more landslides may occur, so we have had to evacuate over 30 people."
A landslide at a mountain in Xa Rau Village on November 29
Speaking to Dantri/Dtinews, Chairman of Ba To District People's Committee, Pham Xuan Vinh, said that flooding isolated five communes in the western area of the district and he had asked local authorities to evacuate residents in vulnerable areas.
Reports from Quang Ngai Provincial Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said that as of November 29, heavy rains had flooded some 600 houses and dozens of roads in the province. The committee warned that floods would continue to rise in local rivers in the next 24 hours, causing widespread flooding and landslides.
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