Prolonged rain triggers many landslides in northern mountainous provinces. Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Cao Bang (VNA) – A landslide triggered by prolonged rains overthe past days killed a man in Ron Ru village, Tam Kim commune, Nguyen Binhdistrict of the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang on August 6.
Hoang Sun Chieu, born in 1965, and his wife were on their way home fromthe field when a mass of soil fell down the mountain, sweeping Chieu down theabyss. Chieu’s wife was lucky to survive.
Heavy rain has poured down in many northern provinces over the past week,causing flash floods and extensive damages.
Yen Bai reported five deaths and nine missing cases as of August 5,while 12 people were killed and three other went missing in Son La.
Losses from damaged houses and infrastructure facilities along withsubmerged food crop fields amounted to hundreds of billions of VND.-VNA
Hoang Sun Chieu, born in 1965, and his wife were on their way home fromthe field when a mass of soil fell down the mountain, sweeping Chieu down theabyss. Chieu’s wife was lucky to survive.
Heavy rain has poured down in many northern provinces over the past week,causing flash floods and extensive damages.
Yen Bai reported five deaths and nine missing cases as of August 5,while 12 people were killed and three other went missing in Son La.
Losses from damaged houses and infrastructure facilities along withsubmerged food crop fields amounted to hundreds of billions of VND.-VNA
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