Floods cause over 31 billion VND in damage across Son La province

Over the past 24 hours (from 8:00 a.m. on July 10 to 8:00 a.m. on July 11), Son La province experienced moderate to heavy rainfall, with some areas recording very heavy rain. Several locations received more than 150 mm of rainfall, while Muong La commune recorded the highest amount at 240.2 mm. Prolonged heavy rain caused localised flooding and landslides, affecting homes, agricultural production, transportation, and various infrastructure facilities across the province.

Muong La authorities mobilise personnel to deal with the aftermath of heavy rainfall in Sub-zone 2 (formerly Sub-zone 5).

According to a preliminary report from the provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment, as of 11:00 a.m. on July 11, there were no reported casualties. Heavy rainfall affected 56 households in the communes of Muong La, Muong Bu, Muong Khieng, Chieng Hoa, and Chieng Lao, with 28 households evacuated to safer locations.

Muong La commune suffered the most severe damage, with 19 houses affected, including three completely destroyed, 15 requiring emergency evacuation, and one boarding house evacuated. In addition, five households and one petrol station were severely flooded.

Heavy rainfall causes water levels on Nam Pam stream in Muong La commune to rise rapidly, with strong currents posing significant safety risks.

The floods also damaged 164.3 hectares of rice, 45 hectares of crops and trees, and 6.55 hectares of aquaculture. Numerous national highways, provincial roads, and inter-commune and inter-hamlet roads were blocked by landslides. Approximately 2,500 metres of irrigation works and 800 metres of stream embankments were damaged. Several schools and community cultural houses were affected by landslides. Damage to a 35-kV power line caused outages at 48 substations, disrupting electricity supply to 4,199 customers in Muong La, Chieng Lao, and Muong Bu communes.

Initial losses are estimated at 31.1 billion VND (1.18 million USD), of which Muong La commune alone accounted for around 25 billion VND.

Officials from the Department of Agriculture and Environment inspect the Bom Bay area in Chieng An ward.

Immediately after the disaster, the Department of Agriculture and Environment established inspection teams to assess damage in the hardest-hit areas and worked closely with local authorities to evaluate losses and direct emergency response efforts under the "four-on-the-spot" principle.

Son La Power Company restores electricity services in the Muong La area.

Local authorities also mobilised personnel to help residents evacuate to safe areas, installed warning signs in hazardous locations, and deployed machinery and workers to clear landslide sites and restore traffic as quickly as possible. Meanwhile, the power sector has been working urgently to repair damaged infrastructure and restore electricity to affected communities.

Police officers in Muong La commune assist residents in moving their belongings out of flooded areas.

With heavy rainfall forecast to continue, the Department of Agriculture and Environment has instructed local authorities to maintain 24-hour emergency monitoring, closely track weather developments, inspect areas at risk of flash floods and landslides, proactively prepare evacuation plans to safeguard lives and property, and continue assessing damage while implementing recovery and disaster response measures./.

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