Landslides have occurred along the riverbank dike section in the province’s Quang Dien district, threatening 1,000ha of land in the villages of Tan Xuan Lai, La Van Thuong, Niem Pho and Phuoc Yen in Quang Tho commune. Tran Phu Hien, a resident in Niem Pho village said landslides had been a problem since some four years ago but the situation deteriorated after floods in November last year. “The landslide site is expanding day by day, worrying nearby locals,” he said. A report by authorities in Quang Tho commune said the landslides happened across 900m of the riverbank. Hoang Cong Phong, Chairman of Quang Tho commune’s People’s Committee, said landslides had reduced growing area for Gotu Kola, a plant locals grow. Phong said the commune had reported the situation to higher authorities and used bamboo poles to reinforce the riverbank. In nearby Quang Phu commune, the dike system that helps stop floodwater entering the villages of Pho Nam, Nho Lam, Nam Phu and Nghia Lo collapsed on a total length of 1km. Caves appeared at several places on the earthen dike’s foot, cracking the concrete road that serves as the main route across the villages. Nguyen Quang Quy, a resident in Pho Nam village said the dike will collapse totally if nothing is done. “I’m sure that my house and many others in the village will be washed away in the next flood if the dike collapses,” he said. Residents living near the collapsed section said all they could do was… [Read full story]
Serious landslides are occurring in the dyke system along the rivers in the capital of Ha Noi, posing a threat to lives and farm production. Landslides along the Nhue River in Cau Dien Town, Ha Noi pose a threat to residents and farm production. Officials from Ha Noi People's Committee inspected landslides in the districts of Chuong My, My Duc, Thanh Oai, Soc Son and Thuong Tin on Wednesday. They found that a landslide had dumped many tonnes of soil from one dyke into the Tich River in Xuan Tien Commune in Chuong My District. Bamboo growing along the bank…... [read more]
Landslides along the Nhue River in Cau Dien Town, Ha Noi pose a threat to residents and farm production. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuan Truong HA NOI (VNS) — Serious landslides are occurring in the dyke system along the rivers in the capital of Ha Noi, posing a threat to lives and farm production.Officials from Ha Noi People's Committee inspected landslides in the districts of Chuong My, My Duc, Thanh Oai, Soc Son and Thuong Tin on Wednesday. They found that a landslide had dumped many tonnes of soil from one dyke into the Tich River in Xuan Tien Commune in…... [read more]
About 2,200 people, including 600 children, from 20 communes in central Thua Thien-Hue province have received training in how to cope with natural disasters under a US-funded project. USAID supports central province's response to disasters This is part of the results of the project "Increasing Emergency Preparedness and Resilience of Vulnerable Coastal Communities in Central Vietnam", which was implemented by Save the Children in Vietnam (SCiV) with fundings from the USAID Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA). Speaking at a March 6 reviewing seminar, Tran Van Nhan, Vice Chairman of Thua Thien-Hue Red Cross Society cum director of the…... [read more]
The "Laguna" international-class tourism and service complex is to be built starting next March in central Viet Nam's ThuaThien-Hue province and expected to be completed by 2014, announced Steven M. Small, CEO of the Singaporean Banyan Tree Group managing the project. By 2014, work is to be completed on the final stage of the US$1 billion complex, to become one of the largest eco-tourism resorts in Viet Nam. The tourism complex is to cover an area of some 300 hectares in Loc Vinh commune, Phu Loc district, Chan May-LangCo economic zone. Investment licenses for the project were issued last March.…... [read more]
The old houses of Hoi Ky in the central province of Quang Tri are at high risk of being swallowed up by landslides. Over the past two years, landslides have frequently occurred to the north of the O Lau River in Hoi Ky Village, Hai Chanh Commune, Hai Lang District, posing a continual danger to the locals and sweeping rows of perennial bamboos of the village away. Landslides threaten a concrete house Quang Tri’s People’s Committee is considering developing Hoi Ky, which is home to several old wooden houses, into an eco-tourism village. “Over the past few days, early rains…... [read more]
