The landslide in Phuoc Son – Quang Nam: completely lost contact with Phuoc Loc commune



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Phuoc Loc is a commune that has reported a series of landslides and flash floods that resulted in the burial of 11 people in Village 3 and 2 communal officials died in Village 1 since October 29.

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Rescuers crossed the Phuoc Loc forest to reach the Phuoc Loc commune, Phuoc Son district.

Mr. Nguyen Quang reported: “The road to Phuoc Loc commune was severely damaged, it was not possible to get in and out, the commune has lost electricity for many days, so it can no longer communicate by phone. According to the report at the end of October 29 from the leaders of the commune, 5 bodies have been found, 8 people are still missing because they are buried. On October 29 and 30 we sent many groups to cross the forest and streams to try to find our way to the commune, but we still cannot access. Currently, it is impossible to understand the situation of natural disasters and the lives of the people in the commune ”.

According to Mr. Nguyen Manh Ha, Head of the Internal Affairs Committee of the Quang Nam Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Steering Committee of the Front for Search and Rescue in Phuoc Son District, previous reports from the commune, this was not just a landslide but a flash flood. Very dangerous for the locals and search and rescue forces. The road to the commune is seriously eroded at many points, if the weather is favorable it will take weeks, if it rains it will take a whole month to connect the road to the Phuoc Loc commune. Accessing the commune through the forest is also very difficult and dangerous, we tried many times but still failed.

Before losing contact, the Popular Committee of the Phuoc Loc commune reported that it was reserving about 4 tons of rice, in addition a large amount of food and food from the people was dragged. In addition to searching for people lost due to landslides, the commune has been active in providing safe accommodation for people.

Phuoc Loc Commune is an extremely difficult mountain commune, with a total of 904 people, working mainly in agriculture, and it is one of the poorest communes in Phuoc Son District. In Village 3, Phuoc Loc Commune, where the landslide occurred, people mainly engaged in raising wild bees and cultivating medicinal plants, so the forest trees were preserved and respected.

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Landslide points on the way to Phuoc Loc Commune, Phuoc Son District (Quang Nam).

Previously, as reported by the VNA, due to the influence of Typhoon No. 9, there were heavy rains in the Phuoc Loc commune, causing landslides in many areas of the commune. At 14 pm on October 28, a landslide occurred in village 3 (old village 6), Phuoc Loc commune, leaving dozens of people missing. The site of the landslide was tens of kilometers from the Commune Popular Committee, there was no telephone signal, so the village officials had to cross the forest for many hours to inform the commune authorities.



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