Scene of hundreds of meters of temporary dike built to save 'most beautiful beach in Asia'

January 6, 2025 | 16:52

TPO – Hundreds of meters of temporary sea dike have been built by Da Nang City authorities to save My Khe beach from landslides and erosion. My Khe is the most beautiful beach in Da Nang, known as one of the six most attractive beaches on the planet, top 10 most beautiful beaches in Asia.

On the afternoon of January 6, the My Khe beach area (Da Nang) with nearly 200m of temporary sand dike was completed. In recent days, Da Nang City authorities have mobilized hundreds of people to use sandbags stacked on top of each other, combined with iron baskets to create a breakwater to protect the My Khe beach.

My Khe is the most beautiful beach in Da Nang, known as one of the six most attractive beaches on the planet, top 10 most beautiful beaches in Asia. However, recently, due to big waves, rising sea levels, My Khe beach area has seriously eroded, causing many areas of the beach to be eroded by rolling waves, eating deep into the mainland.

The Management Board of Investment Projects for Construction of Agricultural Works and Rural Development in Da Nang and the Management Board of Son Tra Peninsula and Da Nang Tourist Beaches mobilized people and vehicles to overcome and limit landslides. The plan was to use trucks to transport sand from an alluvial land to the landslide area to have reinforcement materials on site. The sand was put into sacks, then placed in iron baskets for fixing.

The above solution is only temporary, landslides and erosion continue to occur and eat deep into the beach in adjacent areas where temporary dikes have been built.

In recent days, Da Nang beach has continued to have big, high waves, at times the waves have overflowed the temporary sand dike, continuing to cause erosion inside.

To ensure safety, authorities have put up ropes and warning signs in the landslide area.

Despite the temporary dike, the waves continue to cause erosion deep inside. According to the management board of Son Tra peninsula and Da Nang tourist beaches, the erosion of My Khe beach is due to the influence of the northeast monsoon, creating a rip current, a strong current flowing from the shore towards the sea. Depending on the weather every year, the location of the rip current changes and causes different levels of erosion.

Tourists regretfully look at the devastated My Khe beach due to landslides and erosion. According to common assessment, the beach in this area will be reclaimed around March and April. Many residents and tourists hope that My Khe beach will be reclaimed after the most serious landslide and erosion ever.

The leaders of Da Nang City have requested the Management Board of Son Tra Peninsula and tourist beaches, along with the authorities, to both fix the problem and monitor and promptly report the landslide situation at My Khe beach for timely direction.

The leaders of the Da Nang People's Committee said they will continue to monitor and study the situation. At the same time, they will organize seminars and consult with experts to find long-term solutions to prevent landslides for tourist beaches, including My Khe beach.