Landslides kill 16, leave 37 missing in Quang Nam province

 At least 16 people have died and 37 are missing after landslides hit two mountainous communes in Nam Tra My district, central Quang Nam province, on October 28. Of the victims, 45 are from Tra Leng commune, and the remainders from Tra Van commune, according to the provincial military command. (Photo: VNA)

 Efforts are made to seek victims of the landslide that ravaged Nam Tra My district, Quang Nam province on October 28 evening.  (Photo: VNA)

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on late October 28 issued a dispatch urging all necessary measures to rescue victims of a severe landslide that hit a mountainous commune in Quang Nam province. In the photo: Efforts are made to seek victims of the landslide that ravaged Nam Tra My district, Quang Nam province on October 28 evening. (Photo: VNA)

The PM requested the disaster response committee, military forces and local authorities to coordinate with relevant forces, and use any measure necessary to promptly rescue the victims.(Photo: VNA)

Rescue efforts have been difficult due to the impacts of storm Molave, which has triggered landslides and disrupted traffic from downtown Nam Tra My to the communes. (Photo: VNA)

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung, head of the Central Steering Committee for Search and Rescue, instructs search and rescue work after landslides hit Nam Tra My district, Quang Nam province (Photo: VNA)

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung, head of the Central Steering Committee for Search and Rescue, instructs search and rescue work after landslides hit Nam Tra My district, Quang Nam province. (Photo: VNA)