The landslide happened in the Ban Tien residential area in Minh Phu Commune, on August 4, following torrential rain, leaving many cars stranded.
The area is near five homestay and tourism sites.
The landslide happened in the Ban Tien residential area in Minh Phu Commune, on August 4, following torrential rain, leaving many cars stranded
Pham Quang Ngoc, vice chairman of the Soc Son District People’s Committee, said that the concrete road facing the landslide was built illegally by local residents.
After the landslide, local authorities dismantled the road section, creating cross-cutting points for rainwater drainage.
Two other illegally-built roads in Minh Phu were also dismantled.
Some houses were also illegally-built on Ban Tien’s forestry land. Among those, one was ordered to be dismantled in August last year, but its owners had ignored the decision.
Ngoc added that local authorities would continue directing the enforcement of demolition of illegal construction work.
Soc Son authorities have urged localities to keep a close watch on vulnerable areas for landslide prevention. They also need to tighten control over the supervision to detect illegal land management and construction activities.
