Close-up of a landslide hill, about to collapse on a residential area in Lam Dong

The large hill in Pang Tieng village has collapsed nearly 1/3, the remaining part is about to fall onto Provincial Road 721 and threaten the safety of the residential area right next to the hill.

Lots of trees and rocks Landslides and collapses everywhere make the people of Pang Tieng village very worried every time heavy rain occurs.

The landslide on the hill is about 100m long and 50m high. At night, vehicles passing by this place are very scared because landslides can happen at any time.

This hill is near the water inlet. hydroelectric Da Dang - Da Chomo. After many days of heavy rain, nearly 1/3 of the hill was gouged, hundreds of cubic meters of rock and soil slid down, and pine trees were uprooted.

This is the route connecting Lang Biang ward - Da Lat with Dinh Van commune with large traffic volume and close to residential areas.

According to observations, the remaining volume of rock and soil on the hillside is estimated to be up to hundreds of thousands of cubic meters. If the entire area slides down, the consequences will be very serious for Provincial Road 721 and the Pang Tieng residential area with hundreds of households living there.

Children playing carefree right at the foot of a hill that could collapse at any time makes many people worried.

Mr. Bui The, Chairman of Lang Biang Ward People's Committee - Da Lat, said he had information about the above landslide risk point.

"We will re-survey to soon have a specific plan to prevent risks" - Mr. The said.