Landslides and erosion threaten people in mountainous areasVietNamNet Bridge – Almost 1,100 households in the northwestern mountainous provinces of Lao Cai, Son La and Lai Chau are in areas with a high risk of landslides, erosion and flash floods. People fix the aftermath of a rock slide in northern Lao Cai Province. “I see that local residents have lots of experience in preventing land erosion and flash floods, but they ignore the warning signs,” he said. In the last decade, Lao Cai Province experienced 22 flash floods and erosion, which killed 312 people and caused losses of VND2.4 trillion (US$107.6 million) while Son La Province had 108 flash floods and erosion, killing 125 people and causing losses of VND1.6 trillion. Chinh also said local authorities were not determined enough in punishing violators and speeding up the resettlement of people in erosion-prone areas.

Source: VietNamNet News July 20, 2016 07:52 UTC