Affected by storm No. 6, many roads in Nghe An are closed to traffic due to flooding and landslides.
Affected by storm No. 6, there was heavy rain over a large area for 2 consecutive days, many roads in Nghe An were closed to traffic due to flooding and landslides.
Báo Nghệ An•31/08/2025
On the night of August 30, National Highway 16 through Pung village, Luu Kien commune (old), now Tuong Duong commune, suffered a severe landslide, making it impossible for vehicles to pass. Here, water flowing rapidly through Kien stream along with soil and rocks collapsed, broke the drainage culvert and collapsed more than 2/3 of the road surface. Photo: PV The underground sewer through Khe Kien is damaged. Photo: PV The surface of National Highway 16 has been severely eroded. Currently, traffic through Pung village is temporarily banned, and motorbikes are also not allowed to circulate due to the potential risk of further landslides. Photo: PV In Mon Son commune, heavy rain occurred from August 29-30, causing Khe Moi overflow bridge (from Kim Son village to Met village of the old Luc Da commune) to be flooded. Local authorities are temporarily banning people and vehicles from passing through. This location is under construction of an unfinished bridge. Photo: PV In Huoi Tu commune, traffic on National Highway 7, Km 385+750, is also temporarily suspended due to a landslide, a large amount of soil and rocks from the mountain fell down and covered the road. Local authorities said that forces are mobilizing machinery and human resources to fix the problem, and the road is expected to be reopened on the afternoon of August 31. Photo: PV Due to the impact of storm No. 6, there has been heavy to very heavy rain, water from upstream is pouring down strongly causing flooding at spillways in Hung Chan commune (old Quy Chau district) such as Ban Lim bridge, Ban Chieng bridge... The authorities have temporarily closed the road, asking people to absolutely not move through flooded areas, especially the routes that have been marked with warning signs and blocked by authorities. Photo: PV In Quy Hop commune, as of the morning of August 31, there were 8 roads temporarily closed to traffic. These are roads with overpasses and currently 8/8 overpasses in Quy Hop commune are flooded. Local authorities recommend that people change traffic to roads with high bridges and overpasses. Photo: PV On the morning of August 31, the Thong Thu commune authorities said that National Highway 48 was blocked due to a landslide at location H6 141. A large amount of soil, rocks and trees collapsed overnight, covering the road, making it impossible for vehicles to pass. Photo: PV A landslide appeared in Muong Long commune, causing temporary traffic jam on the road from Trung Tam village to Sa Lay village. Photo: PV Not only in mountainous areas, many communes in the plains and coastal areas are also temporarily closing many roads due to flooding. In Hai Chau commune, the overflow bridge on the main road leading to the commune center along Son Tinh canal (former Dien Hoang commune) was also flooded. The authorities recommend that people absolutely do not go through flooded areas with warning signs, and do not fish in rivers and flooded areas. Photo: PV
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