Another severe landslide in Lào Cai leaves 7 dead, 11 missing

Rescue teams transport injured victims to safety for treatment. — Photo baolaocai.vn

HÀ NỘI — Lào Cai authorities on Wednesday evening reported another severe landslide that resulted in seven deaths, 11 people missing and 11 others injured.

The disaster struck Nậm Tông Village in the province’s Bắc Hà District at around 1.30pm on Tuesday, but the number of casualties was only confirmed after rescue teams reached the site on Wednesday, due to disruptions in telecommunications.

The village had 15 households with a total of 80 residents.

Rescue forces, along with a provincial delegation led by Permanent Deputy Party Secretary Vũ Xuân Cường, took nearly four hours to travel against Chảy River’s current and cross the forest from Bảo Nhai Commune to reach the disaster site.

A landslide in the same area on Tuesday collapsed the operations building of Đông Nam Á-Nậm Lúc Hydropower Plant, injuring several workers and leaving five people missing.

In the ongoing aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, Lào Cai’s Bắc Hà District has recorded 13 deaths, 21 reported missing and 20 others injured due to flash floods and landslides as of Wednesday.

The province has been concentrating its recovery efforts on Làng Nủ Village in Bảo Yên District, where a deadly flash flood on Tuesday morning wiped out all 37 households of 158 people in the area. — VNS