Living in fear on collapsing riverbanks in Hue

TPO – The Rao Cung Riverbank (Quang Tho Commune, Quang Dien District, Hue City) suddenly has many large cracks and subsidence right next to a crowded residential area, causing insecurity, difficulty, and danger for the travel, work, and life of many local people.

According to residents of Phuong hamlet (La Van Thuong village, Quang Tho commune, Quang Dien district, Hue city), the landslide on Rao Cung riverbank has occurred in the past few days. Initially, the riverside road through Phuong hamlet only had small cracks along the riverbank. However, after one night, the entire road section of more than 100 meters was cracked, the roadbed collapsed, creating a difference of nearly a meter.

The crack appeared right at the entrance to the house and was at risk of encroaching deep into the garden soil and the house inside.

The road was broken like a big cut.

The landslide directly affected more than 10 households in Phuong hamlet and traffic in La Van Thuong village.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Yen (living in Phuong hamlet, La Van Thuong village) said: "In the morning, riding my motorbike from my house to the village road to go to work, I was extremely surprised and scared when I saw a large crack tearing the entire concrete path leading to my yard, and in front was a deep hole."

According to Mr. Phan Huu Luong, because the roads were cracked and damaged by landslides, people had to leave their motorbikes at the homes of relatives in the village and walk home. “We are very worried that if the landslides continue, people here are at risk of losing their land and their houses collapsing,” Mr. Luong reflected.

At minor landslides, people have temporarily filled in soil and rocks to move around.

According to the leader of the People's Committee of Quang Dien district, due to the impact of the long-term flow of the Rao Cung River, the road in La Van Thuong village has been eroded, creating a frog's jaw that eats into the inside. In recent days, the landslide on the Rao Cung River bank has become more serious.

Faced with this dangerous situation, leaders of Quang Dien district and relevant agencies have come to inspect and assess the level of impact of the landslide to find immediate solutions to ensure the safety of households.

The People's Committee of Quang Tho commune has barricaded and warned of dangers on the landslide route to keep people on guard. The local government has also mobilized human resources and mechanical equipment to temporarily fix and fill landslide areas with soil, rocks, and crushed stone to ensure traffic safety for people and limit the spread of landslides.

In the long term, the People's Committee of Quang Dien district directed the authorities to study and establish a project to build a dike to protect the Rao Cung river bank through La Van Thuong village and other landslide areas of Quang Tho commune.

The Nghia - Ngoc Van