The impact of typhoon Molave has served to damage the Ho Chi Minh Trail, in addition to the La Son-Tuy Loan highway and key roads in the central region, with repair work set to carried out in a rapid manner to help bring transportation back to normal and mitigate the affect of local landslides. 

Roads have been left damaged due to several storms passing through the central region over the past month, with many areas being left isolated.

National routes 1 and 49 through Thua Thien-Hue province, along with national route 15D through Quang Tri province, a part of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, and La Son-Tuy Loan highway, have all suffered damage.

A prolonged period of heavy rain results in periods of flooding and landslides throughout the central region, causing huge losses for local people.

A giant tree falls on La Son-Tuy Loan highway, serving to hamper the flow of traffic and requiring a huge cleanup operation.

A total of eight parts of the La Son-Tuy Loan highway have been damaged, with repair work set to be urgently deployed before the arrival of Goni, the tenth storm of the year.

Damage at section Km31+300

Flood water erodes local roads in central Vietnam, leading to the high risk of landslides.

An area of Dong Giang district in the central province of Quang Nam is recovering from the recent impact of landslides.

Road DH2 in Phuoc Son district of Quang Nam province is left severely damaged, therefore causing difficulties for soldiers as they seek the victims of landslides in Phuoc Loc commune.

In Quang Ngai province roads leading towards mountainous districts are damaged by landslides.

Repair work is quickly completed in Son Tay district of Quang Ngai province in order to ensure safe travel for local people.