The delegation visited a landslide site in Lay hamlet and surveyed a proposed site for the urgent relocation and resettlement of households required to move from disaster-prone areas.

In August 2026, prolonged heavy rainfall triggered flash floods, flooding and landslides, as well as localised inundation in Muoi Noi commune, forcing 210 households in Bon, Phang and Lay hamlets to evacuate urgently. Of these, 27 households in Lay hamlet were located in an area classified as extremely dangerous.

The disasters also damaged homes, rice fields, crops, roads, irrigation systems, domestic water facilities and other essential infrastructure. Total losses were estimated at tens of billions of VND.

After the disasters, local authorities mobilised forces to evacuate residents to safe areas, conduct rescue operations, deploy machinery to clear landslides and restore road access.

As part of longer-term recovery efforts, the commune is working with relevant provincial departments and agencies to develop a plan to relocate 27 households, comprising 135 people, from the high-risk area in Lay hamlet. The proposed project is estimated to cost around 23 billion VND (887,552 USD).

Local authorities are completing land-use, forestry, construction investment, site clearance and technical infrastructure procedures to enable the project to proceed as soon as possible. 

To address the damage and stabilise livelihoods, the commune has called on provincial authorities and relevant agencies to conduct geological surveys of landslide-prone areas, arrange resettlement for households facing high disaster risks, and provide funding to relocate residents and restore or upgrade damaged transport, irrigation and domestic water supply systems and other essential infrastructure. 

Concluding the inspection, Cua acknowledged the commune’s proactive efforts to evacuate residents and address the disaster aftermath.

He urged the commune to work closely with provincial departments and agencies to review and classify households in high-risk areas and identify suitable land for relocation. He also called for faster implementation of resettlement projects, with essential infrastructure and livelihood support ensured for affected residents.

He stressed the need to strengthen public communication and build consensus on relocation and resettlement, particularly among ethnic minority communities. He also called for the mobilisation of lawful funding sources to restore roads, irrigation systems and essential community infrastructure, alongside tighter oversight of investment and construction activities in the commune./.