Since November 15, Khanh Hoa has experienced prolonged heavy rains, leading to widespread flooding and landslides along both provincial and national roads. Sections of roads were submerged, slope failures occurred, and large volumes of earth and rock spilled onto roads, damaging drainage systems and safety barriers.

The situation is especially severe on the section of National Highway 27C that runs through the province. From Km28+800 to Km55+100, massive landslides have fractured the road into disconnected segments. Large boulders, some too massive for mechanical removal, have completely blocked the roadway.

The most critical site is at Km44+410, where enormous rock masses cannot be removed with excavators and must instead be cleared through controlled blasting.

To accelerate the debris removal and ensure the earliest possible reopening of National Highway 27C, the provincial government has formally requested military engineering units and equipment to perform rock blasting at the obstructed segments.

National Highway 27C, which connects Khanh Hoa and Lam Dong provinces, remains entirely cut off due to the severity of the landslides. The event has caused considerable loss of life and property.

The deadliest incident occurred on the night of November 16 at Km45 of Khanh Le Pass. A massive rockslide buried a Phuong Trang passenger bus, killing six people and injuring 19 others. The collapse triggered additional landslides, further isolating the already damaged road.

As of now, there are still nine major blockage points on National Highway 27C along Khanh Le Pass, with tens of thousands of cubic meters of debris needing removal.

In response, the provincial Department of Construction has shut down the entire road segment through the pass, banned all traffic, and rerouted vehicles to alternative routes such as National Highway 1, National Highway 27, and the Lien Khuong–Prenn Expressway.

Xuan Ngoc