Lao Cai residents relocated to safer areas
The landslide-prone northwestern province of Lao Cai has finished moving about 100 households out of high-risk areas,
as it was forecast to receive heavy rainfall over the
next four days.
The landslide-prone northwestern province of Lao Cai has
finished moving about 100 households out of high-risk areas,
as it was forecast to receive heavy rainfall over the
next four days.
Half of the relocated households are in Sapa District and 30 are in Bat Xat District, according to the provincial Steering Committee for Flood Prevention and Control.
The heavy rains are likely to trigger landslides, particularly in places that don't have a solid geological foundation.
The committee said Lao Cai Province had to step up prevention work, as the southern provinces in China next to the province had already suffered from severe flooding – a 500-year record – since last Friday.
In the meantime, monitoring activities should be fully brought into play from the grassroots level to minimise economic losses in advance./.
Half of the relocated households are in Sapa District and 30 are in Bat Xat District, according to the provincial Steering Committee for Flood Prevention and Control.
The heavy rains are likely to trigger landslides, particularly in places that don't have a solid geological foundation.
The committee said Lao Cai Province had to step up prevention work, as the southern provinces in China next to the province had already suffered from severe flooding – a 500-year record – since last Friday.
In the meantime, monitoring activities should be fully brought into play from the grassroots level to minimise economic losses in advance./.
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