From the afternoon of July 26 to the early morning of July 27, the province experienced moderate to heavy rain, with some areas seeing extremely high volumes. Rainfall ranged from 15 mm to 146 mm, and even exceeded 290mm in some areas.

At the Xa La Hydrological Station on the Song Ma River, floodwaters rose sharply with a fluctuation of 3.15m. The peak occurred between 1:00 and 2:00 a.m., reaching 146cm above Level 3 flood alert, and 232cm below the historic flood level recorded in September 1975.

In Chieng So commune, flash floods and mudslides killed 2 people, while 2 others were reported missing. Across other communes, 35 homes were either destroyed, swept away, or severely damaged, requiring urgent evacuation.

Landslides have cut off access to several villages, disrupting transportation and communications. About 60 transformer stations were knocked out of service, leaving over 5,500 households without power.

Local authorities immediately dispatched emergency teams to affected areas to search for the missing, evacuate residents to safe areas, and clear landslides to restore access to isolated villages.

In nearby Lai Chau province, heavy rain has over recent days has triggered significant cracks on a mountainside above Chat Dao village, Nam Cuoi commune, raising the risk of a major landslide.

The fissures, measuring 40–80cm wide and up to 2m in vertical displacement, now extend over 50m and continue to grow.

Local authorities have mobilised forces to help evacuate residents to safer locations and proposed that the provincial government declare a state of emergency to enable swift disaster response.

“A special task team has been formed with the commune authorities to monitor the crack. However, our biggest challenge is the lack of resettlement land and funding to build new homes. We hope the government can quickly provide support so residents can stabilise their lives," said Vang A Be,m head of Chat Dao village.

Many families are currently staying with relatives or in makeshift shelters at community centres and schools. Authorities continue to closely monitor the area as weather conditions remain unpredictable.

Relief convoys stream into flood-hit area, bring aid to isolated communities

VOV.VN - In the wake of severe flooding triggered by Typhoon Wipha, a continuous flow of relief convoys from across Vietnam is heading toward the flood-stricken districts in the western part of Nghe An province to bring aid to residents in isolated areas.