Landslides pose great environmental threats in Can Tho
Landslides have become a pressing issue in Can Tho City and cause damages worth hundreds of billions of VND.
A pressing issue
Landslides have left nine dead or injured, destroyed 230 houses, stalls and stores, and caused damages estimated at hundreds of billions of VND since 2007, Lam noted.
Landslides have also been a major concern in Binh Thuy District over the last seven months.
One incident in Long Hoa Ward’s Rach Cam Market, on May 9, destroyed 12 stalls, killing two and injuring five.
Another landslide was recorded at Provincial Highway No. 918 near Rach Cam Bridge in the same ward on June 18. The incident disrupted traffic for several days and caused damages of VND1 billion (USD48,508).
Thot Not District reported four landslides in June that affected up to 24 local households and caused property damages estimated at VND2.1 billion (USD101,867).
In Phong Dien District, a landslide happened at river banks in My Khanh Commune on May 2, causing damages of VND100 million (USD4,850).
According to the committee, on April 24, a landslide occurred at a bank of Rach Ngoc River in Ninh Kieu District’s An Hoa Ward, causing two houses collapse and amounting to damages of around VND50 million (USD2,425).
Since May 12, cracks and sink holes could be seen along a 200 metre-long section of the river banks in An Binh Ward. Just three days later, cracks with from two to five metres long were found in two houses and sink holes were discovered in five others.
Lap explained that the sharp rise in population has forced a lot of people to opt to live along river banks, leading to the increasing number of landslides.
Prevention and control
Lap called for more efforts to work out effective measures for preventing and controlling landslides in the city.
Pham Van Quynh, Director of the city’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Deputy Head of the Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control, emphasised the importance of boosting education on natural disaster prevention and mitigation for local cadres and residents.
The committee’s Chairman, Dao Anh Dung, requested that local agencies to be prepared for such situations.
Landslide at Rach Cam market claimed two lives
Vuong Thi Lam, head of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho’s Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control, said from April-June, the city recorded 11 landslides, claiming several lives and caused serious property damage.A pressing issue
Landslides have left nine dead or injured, destroyed 230 houses, stalls and stores, and caused damages estimated at hundreds of billions of VND since 2007, Lam noted.
Landslides have also been a major concern in Binh Thuy District over the last seven months.
One incident in Long Hoa Ward’s Rach Cam Market, on May 9, destroyed 12 stalls, killing two and injuring five.
Another landslide was recorded at Provincial Highway No. 918 near Rach Cam Bridge in the same ward on June 18. The incident disrupted traffic for several days and caused damages of VND1 billion (USD48,508).
Thot Not District reported four landslides in June that affected up to 24 local households and caused property damages estimated at VND2.1 billion (USD101,867).
In Phong Dien District, a landslide happened at river banks in My Khanh Commune on May 2, causing damages of VND100 million (USD4,850).
According to the committee, on April 24, a landslide occurred at a bank of Rach Ngoc River in Ninh Kieu District’s An Hoa Ward, causing two houses collapse and amounting to damages of around VND50 million (USD2,425).
Since May 12, cracks and sink holes could be seen along a 200 metre-long section of the river banks in An Binh Ward. Just three days later, cracks with from two to five metres long were found in two houses and sink holes were discovered in five others.
Lap explained that the sharp rise in population has forced a lot of people to opt to live along river banks, leading to the increasing number of landslides.
Prevention and control
Lap called for more efforts to work out effective measures for preventing and controlling landslides in the city.
Pham Van Quynh, Director of the city’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Deputy Head of the Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control, emphasised the importance of boosting education on natural disaster prevention and mitigation for local cadres and residents.
The committee’s Chairman, Dao Anh Dung, requested that local agencies to be prepared for such situations.
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