Local residents in Tak Lang Village, Tra Don Commune, help each other overcome difficulties after historic landslides. — Photo tienphong.vn

Measuring just 10sq.m, the house was built thanks to the efforts of her neighbours, helping her family of five have a temporary shelter.

Her family is one of 38 households living in Tak Lang Village, Tra Don Commune, in central Quang Nam Province's Nam Tra My District, who lost their homes after landslides that hit the region over two months ago.

“The first week after the landslide, my whole family had to move to live in a neighbour's house and they also gave us meals. The local government provided additional support after that, so my family and others affected by the landslide no longer had to worry about daily meals. But we did not know how to get a new house as the properties were buried," Nga told Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper.

Chairman of the People's Committee of Tra Don Commune, Tran Vinh Tho, said houses were buried by the landslide. Families lost everything.

The victims of the landslide were lucky because they received help from other local residents.

Temporary houses were quickly built on land donated by other families.

"Without the solidarity and support of other people, the people in Tak Lang Village were unable to overcome difficulties. The government support is part of the solution, but the most important thing is the love and help of people in times of difficulty,” said Tho.

The government of Nam Tra My District is urgently clearing soil and rocks, creating space for new houses before the Lunar New Year.

Ong De Village in Tra Leng Commune, Nam Tra My District, suffered the most damage when storm Molave, the ninth to hit the country, made landfall on October 28, 2020.

Two months after the terrible landslides, nine bodies were found, but there are still 13 people, including the Secretary of Tra Leng Commune, Le Hoang Viet, still missing.

Traces of landslides remains in Ong De Village, Tra Leng Commune. — Photo tienphong.vn

The road to the centre of Tra Leng Commune was repaired after the landslide, but traces of the terrible landslide remain with graves built at the foot of the mountain.

After two months, the search for the bodies has stopped. But local forces still search along rivers, lakes and streams. Villagers are still hoping for a miracle.

On December 22, a new resettlement area was started by the government of Nam Tra My District to help the landslide victims.

Tran Van Man, vice chairman of the People's Committee of Nam Tra My District, said local authorities conducted a survey and chose a land plot with an area of ​​6ha for resettlement.

This land plot is donated by people in Tra Don Commune.

"Local people and authorities in Tra Don Commune agreed and donated 6ha of their land to victims in Tra Leng Commune to build a resettlement area. It's the kindness of neighbours," said Man.

Fifty-one households affected by landslides in Tra Leng Commune will receive VND150 million from the Government fund and other support to build new homes.

The district People's Committee will invest in infrastructure including electricity, water and roads so that people can soon get back to normality after natural disasters, according to Man.

"The disaster is terrible. The biggest challenge for the local government at this time is to help people stay calm and take care of their mental health after the landslides," Man said.  VNS

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