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Viet Nam: Landslide: 2025/05/16
| Period | 2025/05/16 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Viet Nam |
| Event Type | Landslide |
| Outline | Heavy rainfall has been affecting north-western Vietnam, mainly the Lai Chau province since 16 May 2025, triggering a huge landslide that has resulted in casualties and damage. Media report, as of 19 May 2025, five fatalities and four injured persons due to a landslide event that occurred on 16 May in the morning at the construction site of a hydropower plant located in the Si Lo Lau commune, Phong Tho district, Lai Chau province. |
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ECHO 2025/05/20
As at 19 May, media reports indicate at least nine fatalities, one person missing, and four injured. Multiple landslides have further damaged several houses and crops, and killed 90 cows.
ECHO 2025/05/19
Media report, as of 19 May, five fatalities and four injured persons due to a landslide event that occurred on 16 May in the morning at the construction site of a hydropower plant located in the Si Lo Lau commune, Phong Tho district, Lai Chau province.
