Officials in Nghe An's Yen Na Commune completed the evacuation of 38 households, comprising 169 people, from Huoi Pai Village on the evening of September 20.
Residents and local forces move essential belongings to safety during the evacuation (Photo: T. Luong).
Thai Luong Thien, chairman of the Yen Na Commune People's Committee, said the decision was made following inspections that identified a significant landslide threat around Pu Nua Ban Mountain and nearby areas overlooking the village.
Authorities said the unstable terrain posed a direct risk to residents' lives and property.
The commune mobilised all available emergency personnel to assist with the evacuation and help residents move to safer locations.
By the evening, all residents living within the danger zone had been relocated to temporary shelters.
Officials help residents move belongings and property out of the landslide-risk area (Photo: T. Luong).
Local authorities have provided food, drinking water and other essential supplies for evacuees during their stay.
Yen Na Commune Health Station has also assigned medical staff to remain on duty around the clock to monitor residents' health, with particular attention given to elderly people, children and those requiring special medical care.
Residents of Huoi Pai village are provided with food and accommodation at the shelter after leaving the landslide-risk area (Photo: T. Luong).
Commune leaders said protecting human life was their highest priority and that the evacuation had been carried out proactively before weather conditions deteriorated further.
Until residents are allowed to return home, authorities will continue monitoring Pu Nua Ban Mountain and other locations considered vulnerable to landslides.
Logistical support at evacuation centres will also remain in place to ensure stable living conditions for displaced families.
The evacuation follows an earlier landslide in the Huoi Pai area, where around 30,000 cubic metres of soil and rock cascaded down a mountainside, burying a section of a provincial road and severing transport links.
Because of the steep terrain and continuing instability in some locations, authorities have warned residents not to return to affected areas without permission.
Residents will only be allowed to return home after inspections confirm that all affected areas are completely safe, officials said.
