People in Binh Dinh live in fear of their houses collapsing into the river.

09/13/2024 | 14:05

TPO - For many years, 18 households with houses along the Kon River, south of Ganh Bridge in Huynh Kim neighborhood (Nhon Hoa ward, An Nhon town, Binh Dinh) have lived in a state of anxiety every time it rains or is windy, because their houses are cracked and sinking.

People in Binh Dinh live in fear of their houses collapsing into the river, photo 1

Behind the houses of the households is a vast river. Whenever they hear news of storms and floods, they take shelter at relatives' houses for fear of landslides. Photo: Truong Dinh

People in Binh Dinh live in insecurity, fearing their houses will collapse into the river, photo 2

People in Binh Dinh live in insecurity, fearing their houses will collapse into the river, photo 3

People in Binh Dinh live in insecurity, fearing their houses will collapse into the river, photo 4

People worry about their houses being eroded every rainy and stormy season. Photo: Truong Dinh

People in Binh Dinh live in fear of their houses collapsing into the river, photo 5

The house of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Giong (60 years old), built nearly 30 years ago, is now seriously degraded, with many large cracks in the walls and the floor also cracked and sunk. Mrs. Giong, like many other people here, hopes to be resettled soon, to be safe during the storm season. Photo: Truong Dinh

People in Binh Dinh live in fear of their houses collapsing into the river, photo 7

After the floods, households had to spend nearly a hundred million dong to reinforce the embankment behind their houses, but it was not very effective. Photo: Truong Dinh

People in Binh Dinh live in fear of their houses collapsing into the river, photo 8

The back of Mrs. Le Thi Phuoc's house (72 years old) has serious cracks, she is afraid that the floor will collapse into the river at any time. Photo: Truong Dinh

People in Binh Dinh live in fear of their houses collapsing into the river, photo 9

Mr. Nguyen Minh Muon - Chairman of Nhon Hoa Ward People's Committee (An Nhon Town, Binh Dinh) said that this area is almost a "water hole", which is really dangerous in the rainy season. The need for new housing of the people is very practical and legitimate to preserve life and property.

People in Binh Dinh live in insecurity, fearing their houses will collapse into the river, photo 10

It is known that the People's Committee of Binh Dinh province has approved a detailed plan to build a residential area with an area of over 1.2 hectares to resettle about 18 households at the foot of Ganh bridge.
Photo: Truong Dinh

People in Binh Dinh live in fear of their houses collapsing into the river, photo 11

The detailed planning project of 1/500 scale for Huynh Kim resettlement area was approved by the People's Committee of An Nhon town according to decentralization. The People's Council of the town has added it to the 5-year socio-economic development investment plan, period 2021 - 2025. Currently, the town is balancing the budget for investment. Photo: Truong Dinh