How did Kien Giang River in Quang Binh erode so much that looking down from above makes one's skin crawl?

Floods that occurred at the end of October 2024 caused serious landslides in people's crop fields along the Kien Giang River (Le Thuy District, Quang Binh Province).

According to the reporter, the landslide along the Kien Giang river bank is most serious in the section passing through Truong Thuy commune (Le Thuy district, Quang Binh province) with a length of about 4km, the most serious is in Dai Thuy hamlet with a length of nearly 1km and the largest width is about 20m, the smallest is from 3-4m.

Clip: Floods cause landslides on crops of people living along Kien Giang river, through Truong Thuy commune (Le Thuy district, Quang Binh province)

Mr. Le Xuan Gon - Head of Long Dai village, Truong Thuy commune (Le Thuy district, Quang Binh province), said: "The landslide area along Kien Giang river is often planted by people with key crops such as: cassava, corn, peanuts...

Previously, landslides have occurred due to natural disasters, but since the recent floods, they have become more serious."

Mr. Tran Cong Sau - Chairman of the Farmers' Association of Truong Thuy Commune (Le Thuy District, Quang Binh Province), said: "Serious landslides occurred after the recent flood, strong water caused severe landslides in many areas.

The most worrying thing is that the landslide is greatly affecting 8 hectares of agricultural production, threatening the lives of about 75 households on the right side of Kien Giang River, of which 7 households are directly affected.

Cropland of people in Truong Thuy commune (Le Thuy district, Quang Binh province) suffered serious landslides.

The landslide situation on Kien Giang riverbank has greatly affected the agricultural land area of ​​farmers in the area.

According to local people, the cause of the rapid and increasingly serious landslides is partly due to annual floods.

But partly because the authorities of Quang Binh province have granted licenses to exploit sand and gravel on the river section through Truong Thuy commune for many years.

Speaking to reporters, Mr. Phan Huu Tinh - Chairman of the People's Committee of Truong Thuy Commune (Le Thuy District, Quang Binh) shared: "The local government and many people hope that the higher authorities will consider limiting the granting of construction material mining permits on the Kien Giang River section through the commune to avoid increasingly serious landslides.

At the same time, superiors support local authorities with funds to build anti-erosion embankments in affected residential areas.

The landslide situation on Kien Giang riverbank (Le Thuy district, Quang Binh province) is getting more and more serious every time there is rain and flood.

Source: https://danviet.vn/dong-song-kien-giang-o-quang-binh-sat-lo-the-nao-ma-dung-tren-ngo-xuong-noi-ca-gai-oc-20241118043436281.htm