In recent days, households in Quang Hiep Hamlet, Hiep Thanh Commune, have lived in fear as soil and rocks slid down from above, damaging and in some cases destroying houses.
Gardens along the uphill embankment have developed deep fissures and subsidence resembling earthquake damage.
According to local residents, the affected area is a 35-hectare pine-covered hill managed by the Duc Trong Protection Forest Management Board. The slope first showed signs of instability in 2024, with ground movement and subsidence continuing since then.
“The landslide stretches hundreds of metres and rises dozens of metres high. Whenever it rains, we have to leave our homes and seek refuge with relatives or at guesthouses,” said Pham Ngoc Huy, a resident.
Heavy rain in early November triggered a major collapse, sending soil and rocks cascading downhill ike a waterfall, said Tran Thi Thanh Hai, whose home was badly affected. “The backyard was buried under a metre of earth. Fearing the house would collapse, we moved in with our son,” Hai added.
Local authorities said at least 10 households have been evacuated from the danger zone.