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Due to heavy rains lasting about 14 hours on the 5th June, at km59+820 Highway 12, Lai Chau province, flash floods happened causing 20.000m3 of mud and soil flowing down onto the road, cutting off Highway 12 connecting the two provinces of Lai Chau and Dien Bien. According to representatives of Hung Hai building company, which is working on the construction and renovation upgrade to Highway 12, very fast and powerful flash floods have swept away the roadbed of the bridge Nam Pon and swept away two houses from the upstream along with equipment, machinery down the river, including the 60-ton ferry, 16-ton roller, temporary housing, etc. It caused an estimated 3 billion dong in damage and caused local congestion between Lai Chau-Dien Bien, fortunately no damage to people. As soon as the incident occurs, the construction company has conducted a road blockade, informed the media. Initially, the vehicles from Dien Bien province will temporarily go towards Nua-Sin Ho in Lai Chau and vice versa.