Three homes collapse in Lao Cai landslideFlooding caused by prolonged rains resulted in a landslide which crushed three houses early Tuesday morning in Sa Pa District, Lao Cai northern mountainous province, officials said. The four-floor house belonging to Nguyen Cong Ha, who was treated at Sa Pa general hospital, collapsed early this morning due to a landslide. Additionally, Lao Cai Province’s Transport Department deputy chairman Ho Cao Khai said up to 15.000 cu.m. Lao Cai Province’s Department of Transport regulated the flow of traffic to keep the roads heading in and out of the province open. Local police, authorities of Lao Cai province and Sa Pa District, along with transport inspectors, were asked to closely co-ordinate their work.

Source: VietNamNet News August 24, 2016 02:39 UTC