07 October 2024

VNPT has commenced work to install a cellular base station in Lao Cai province to serve a new resettlement area for Lang Nu residents displaced by Super Typhoon Yagi earlier this month.

The village of Lang Nu was swept away by landslides and heavy flooding when Yagi made landfall in northern Vietnam on 7 September, leaving 95 people in 37 households either dead or missing.

The location for the resettlement area for surviving villagers was finalised on 15 September, and work has since commenced on measurements, planning, construction and assessing compensation for site clearance. The resettlement area, which is located around 2km away from the site of the original village, is scheduled to be completed before the end of 2024.

VNPT is installing the base station on a hilltop in the Bao Yen district of Lao Cai, 800m from the resettlement area and 2km from the original site of Lang Nu, where rescue efforts are ongoing. The base station will provide mobile and data connectivity to residents of the new village, as well as recovery and emergency teams still working in the area.