Tran Dang Ninh, Standing Vice
Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial
People's Council, and his delegation talk to residents of Group 26 in Dong Tien
Ward. These people had part of their houses collapse into Da River.
Recent heavy rains resulted in landslides in many areas in Hoa
Binh City, significantly destroying the locals’ property. The first destination
of the delegation led by Ninh was Group 26 in Dong Tien ward, where houses and
land of 29 households collapsed into the Da River. The delegation then moved to
the Suoi Sao area of Group 24, also in Dong Tien ward, which has high risks of landslides
during heavy rains) and two major landslide sites in Thai Thinh commune.
According to preliminary statistics, 3 households and 2 production–business establishments in Thai Thinh commune had to make an emergency evacuation as their houses were damaged during landslide. Three other households along streams in the commune are facing a high risk of landslide. On the road section from Le Dai Hanh alley (belonging to Hamlet 1, Phuong Lam Ward) to Thau and Voi hamlets in Thai Thinh commune, there are eight landslide sites, causing traffic jams.
Officials inspect the landslide
situation on the road section from Le Dai Hanh alley (belonging to Group 1,
Phuong Lam Ward) to Thau and Voi hamlets in Thai Thinh commune.
In each landslide site he visited, the Standing Vice Secretary of
the provincial Party Committee spent time encouraging affected households. He
said they need to trust the instruction of the party committee and local authorities.
He warned them not to return to eroded areas. Ninh requested leaders of the
Party Committee and People's Committee of Hoa Binh City to focus on helping
residents move their belongings from damaged houses, arranging temporary
shelters for these people, and fixing flood-damaged facilities to improve local
living conditions and travel in affected areas. During his visit, the official
presented gifts from the provincial People's Council to 8 households in Dong
Tien Ward and Thai Thinh Commune, Hoa Binh City./.