HANOI, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Search and rescue operations are underway in Vietnam's central city of Da Nang to look for three people missing after a landslide on Friday, Vietnam News Agency reported.
The three people went missing while working on their fields after the landslide occurred on Friday morning.
The landslide was triggered by a large volume of soil and rocks from a hill in Hung Son commune, combined with groundwater that had accumulated over a long period.
An entire section of the hillside collapsed, burying about five farm shelters and damaging more than 200 meters of a local road, local daily Tien Phong reported.
According to local authorities, prolonged rains and flooding since late September have triggered landslides in many areas of the commune.
Households in high-risk areas have been relocated to minimize potential losses. ■