VietNamNet Bridge - At about 4am on September 26, flash floods suddenly came in Ngoi Duong and Doi streams, caused severe damage in Lao Cai Province.

Floods entered houses and washed away belongings, broke fish ponds and flooded 8ha of crops and fruit trees of three households in Nam Cuong Ward, Lao Cai City.

In Cam Duong commune, floods attacked the Lao Cai Traditional Medicine Hospital, damaging drugs and medical devices and submerged dozens of houses in Ngam Tran and Lang Thac areas. The flash floods were caused by upstream heavy rains.

Heavy rains and flash floods have eroded the two arterial roads in Lao Cai - 70 and 4D. The 4D road that connects the city of Lao Cai to Sapa and Lai Chau province, is seriously damaged.

There were nine eroded points on this road. The rock and soil volume is not great but at km 124 +600 a huge rock slid from the mountain to block the road.

Sa Pa Road Maintenance Bureau had to ask for urgent assistance from the Lao Cai Road Management and Repair Co., Ltd. to use explosives to break this huge rock.

By 2pm of September 26, the 4D highway was still congested. On the two sides of the blocked point, tourist cars and trucks carrying goods to Sapa City and Lai Chau province queued for more than 3 km long.

VietNamNet reports in pictures:

Many points on 4D highway were eroded. By 2pm of September 26, National Highway 4D was completely congested. Tourists find their way out. Find a way to pass the point of avalanche

Cleaning house after flood.

Quoc Dung