Severe coastal erosion and land subsidence are posing an immediate threat to the world-famous My Khe beach in the resort city of Da Nang in central Vietnam, with experts blaming overexploitation of groundwater along the coast. Areas along the ten-kilometer My Khe beach have become badly eroded, with the sea encroaching on what was once a broad, sandy beach by up to 15 meters, damaging construction and buildings that sit close to the water’s edge. Just five kilometers from the center of Da Nang, My Khe was voted among the six most beautiful beaches on the planet by American business magazine Forbes in 2013, thanks to its azure skies, smooth white sands, elegant slopes, as well as year-round warm water and gentle waves. These natural assets may soon be a thing of the past as erosion and sea encroachment continue to take their toll on what is a tropical paradise. “Our restaurant used to look onto a wide, sandy beach that stretched a dozen meters or more from the water’s edge. We used to be able to hold beach parties and weddings for our customers,” said Vo Thuy Tien, manager of a seaside restaurant on Vo Nguyen Giap Street. “That beach no longer exists. Now the waves come so close to our restaurant that they have worn away the building’s foundation and damaged the electronics,” Tien added. She said they had been forced to use large rocks to fortify the area’s foundation, but it had not stopped water from encroaching… [Read full story]
The My Khe Beach in the central city of Da Nang is being threatened by severe coastal erosion, prompting authorities to make parts of one of Vietnam’s most famous beaches temporarily off-limit. The ban, applicable to both locals and tourists, was announced after Da Nang chairman Huynh Duc Tho headed a delegation of officials and experts to inspect the ongoing phenomenon at the beach on Friday. According to inspection reports, coastal erosion at My Khe is expanding and getting more serious, causing seaside buildings to suffer from subsidence and structural damages. Parts of the embankment that runs along the beach…... [read more]
VietNamNet Bridge - In the past two days, hundreds of people flocked to the headquarters of the authorities of Nghia An commune in Tu Nghia District, central province of Quang Ngai to oppose a company that was dredging the Cua Dai passage business, causing severe coastal erosion. VNE... [read more]
The southernmost province of Ca Mau is taking actions to prevent coastal erosion, which has been getting worse over the past few years. Ca Mau has about 109,000 hectares of forests, mostly submerged ones, which account for 77 percent of the forest area in the Mekong Delta. It boasts a 254-kilometre-long coast – the longest coast among Vietnam’s littoral provinces and cities. Before 2000, alluvium continually settled in the province’s western coast, spreading about 50 – 120 metres to the sea each year. However, climate change impacts, including sea level rise, have made coastal erosion in Ca Mau more and…... [read more]
Danang Party Secretary Nguyen Xuan Anh and the city authorities discussed solutions for the erosion problem at My Khe Beach on March 9.Since the Tet Holiday, people have noticed worsening erosion along My Khe Beach, from Son Tra to Ngu Hanh Son districts. My Khe Beach severely eroded The sea has eaten deep into the coast and created whirlpools and pulled out tree roots. Service providers on the beach have had their possessions swept away as the beach is narrowed. This is the first time Danang has experienced such severe erosion. At some places, the sea has encroached 20 metres…... [read more]
Experts and authorities in a central Vietnamese city that houses a UNESCO-recognized old town have been spooked by the grim prospect that a stunning beach along its coastline could disappear altogether due to alarming soil erosion. Cua Dai Beach, which is a gem of Hoi An City's tourist industry and a major draw to international tourists, is being wiped out by sea waves at an alarming rate. Located in Quang Nam Province, Hoi An City includes the famous Hoi An Ancient Town that was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999. The beach has seen relentless, devastating coastal…... [read more]
