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Thai Nguyen residents evacuated due to severe landside

A serious landslide has happened in the northern mountainous province of Thai Nguyen, causing 22 local residents to be evacuated.

A serious landslide has happened in the northern mountainous province of Thai Nguyen, causing 22 local residents to be evacuated.

The incident occurred in Cho Chu Town in Dinh Hoa District on Thursday morning. A large amount of soil and rock fell from Tan Mountain onto a road. A local house’s gate was damaged by the rocks.

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The landslide occured in Cho Chu Town on Thursday morning

Luckily, no one was injured in the incident.

Local authorities immediately held a meeting on the issue. Right after that, six households with 22 people in total were relocated.

Dinh Hoa District has been facing heavy rain since May 22 with 23 local houses damaged. Around 120 hectares of rice and crops and 14 bridges have been flooded.

The authorities have had to clear 800 cubic metres of soil and rocks resulting from landslides.

Source: dtinews.vn
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