Rocks and soil suddenly collapsed from above, burying many houses, killing 5 people and leaving 4 missing overnight.
On the afternoon of September 10, information from the People’s Committee of Luc Yen district, Yen Bai province said that at about 2:00 a.m. on the same day, at At village, Minh Xuan commune, Luc Yen district, a landslide occurred from a high hill down to a house, completely burying 5 households living at the foot of the hill, killing 5 people and leaving 4 missing.
As soon as they grasped the situation, the authorities of Luc Yen district mobilized hundreds of people including police, military, local authorities and people to participate in the rescue.
At the scene, the forces found the bodies of 5 people and took 2 injured people to the emergency room.
Currently, units are urgently searching for the missing people. However, due to the rainy weather that has lasted for many days, the land on the high hill is still at risk of landslides, making the search difficult.
Thus, the circulation of storm No. 3 in Yen Bai has left 28 people dead and missing, 10 people injured, damaged and affected 13,558 houses, with initial estimated damage of hundreds of billions of VND.