Proactively prevent and respond to landslides

In recent times, people in riverside and coastal communes have been facing increasingly serious risks of coastal and riverbank erosion day and night, especially during periods of storms and unprecedented high tides like the past few days. To cope with natural disasters, the government and people have worked together to urgently implement many solutions to maintain dikes, protect land, protect riverbanks, and protect lives and livelihoods.

In recent times, people in riverside and coastal communes have been facing increasingly serious risks of coastal and riverbank erosion day and night, especially during periods of storms and unprecedented high tides like the past few days. To cope with natural disasters, the government and people have worked together to urgently implement many solutions to maintain dikes, protect land, protect riverbanks, and protect lives and livelihoods.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Chau Van Hoa surveyed the landslide situation.

Landslides are getting more and more serious

In recent days, the Giong Ban sea dike in Long Vinh commune has been continuously hit by strong waves, causing serious landslides. Prolonged heavy rain, high tides and strong southwest winds have severely affected more than 3km of the dike. Many sections of the dike have been deeply eroded, directly threatening residential areas and aquaculture areas of the people.

According to statistics, 45 households were affected with a total damaged area of ​​36.5 hectares, of which 4 households suffered very heavy damage, unable to reinforce themselves, forcing the commune government to declare a state of emergency. The affected households are mostly long-term shrimp farmers along the coast. Mr. Tang Van Minh's household lost 3 shrimp ponds with an area of ​​1 hectare, with damage of about 1.8 billion VND; Mr. Nguyen Van Suong's household lost 0.5 hectares, about 700 million VND; Mrs. Tang Thi Thuy's household lost 0.2 hectares of shrimp ponds, with estimated damage of 500 million VND.

Mr. Son Huynh Luan - Chairman of Long Vinh Commune People's Committee, said: The government and people are making efforts to deploy emergency measures such as covering with tarpaulins, driving in Melaleuca stakes, and temporarily reinforcing weak points to protect the dike. However, in the long term, a solid embankment and a comprehensive solution are needed to protect the dike from increasingly extreme weather conditions.

Nhi Long commune is also severely affected by landslides. The whole commune recorded nearly 1.9km of seriously eroded embankments, concentrated in My Hiep, My Hiep A, Duc My A, Duc My hamlets and Con Ho area. Many sections of old embankments were completely lost, water flooded in and affected the new embankments under construction. The asphalt road along the Dung Dinh river also had 3 landslides about 100m long, 1-2m deep into the road surface, causing difficulties for travel and threatening the safety of people.

Faced with this situation, the Nhi Long commune authorities proactively put up warning signs, checked dangerous landslide sites and mobilized people to temporarily evacuate to safe places. Local people also actively cooperated with the authorities, contributing their efforts and efforts in temporary reinforcement activities to limit damage.

In Quoi Thien commune, in the past few days from October 8 to 13, many serious landslides occurred in Phuoc Ly Nhat, Phuoc Ly Nhi, and Cai Dua hamlets. In particular, the dike surrounding the Thanh Long islet area (Phuoc Ly Nhi hamlet) frequently eroded.

From 2016 to present, the landslides in this area have become increasingly serious. In 2025, on August 27, there were landslides on 2 dike sections, 400m long, affecting 8 households; on October 8, another landslide occurred on a 75m long dike section, affecting about 14 hectares of land growing fruit trees (green-skinned pomelos) and areca palms for leaves.

The dike in My Hiep A hamlet, Nhi Long commune suffered severe landslides, affecting production and people's lives.

Vice Chairman of Quoi Thien Commune, Nguyen Van Hai, said: Immediately after the landslide occurred, the commune directed local forces and mobilized people in hamlets to carry out temporary reinforcement, but it was still not guaranteed because the water level from the upstream was too high, landslides were expected to continue, and local capital was limited and could not be guaranteed to resolve the increasingly serious landslide situation.

Coordinate landslide prevention and response

To proactively prevent and respond to landslides, the Department of Agriculture and Environment coordinates with specialized units to review and assess the impact of water flow, high tides, and geology to select appropriate construction options and ensure timely handling at vulnerable points. The Department of Finance is also assigned to arrange reserve funds to promptly support localities in implementing remedial work.

In the long term, the Department of Agriculture and Environment has proposed the Provincial People's Committee to recommend the Government and central ministries and branches to support funding for investment in embankment projects to prevent landslides along rivers and coasts, protect production infrastructure and people's lives. Along with that, local authorities in riverside and coastal communes also strengthen propaganda, raise public awareness about the importance of protecting dykes and embankments, not encroaching on safety corridors, and proactively monitor the situation of high tides and storms to have timely response plans.

Mr. Le Quang Rang - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, said: Landslide prevention is not only the task of the agricultural sector but also requires close coordination between departments, branches, local authorities and especially the consensus of the people. When people understand and participate, the effectiveness will be higher and more sustainable.

In the coming time, the agricultural sector will regularly inspect dykes, embankments, and places at risk of landslides, and advise on timely handling, especially during the rainy and stormy season; monitor weather and hydrometeorological developments, and promptly notify people to proactively prevent and avoid; monitor high tides to operate water regulation sluices appropriately. Cooperate with construction units to speed up the progress of maintenance and repair works and irrigation works, dykes and embankments. Strengthen dyke inspections and handle cases of dyke safety violations.

According to the Department of Agriculture and Environment, the high tide from October 6-12 (August 15-21) caused flooding in many areas in the province. In particular, on October 9-10, the high tide caused deep flooding, causing landslides on many dikes and embankments, affecting many areas of production land, fruit gardens, and people's lives and activities. According to preliminary incomplete statistics (reported from two communes, An Binh and Quoi Thien), there are 880 hectares of fruit gardens at risk of flooding (Quoi Thien commune about 30 hectares, An Binh commune 850 hectares). Preliminary damage of over 4 tons of fish of all kinds (flooded into garden ponds, rivers and canals), estimated damage of about 150 million VND.

Directly inspecting the landslide sites in the province, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Chau Van Hoa requested localities to immediately deploy response work according to the motto "4 on-site, 3 ready", proactively deploying forces, means, logistics and on-site command, ensuring timely response in all situations when natural disasters occur.

“Each level and each sector must take drastic, scientific and synchronous measures. In addition to temporary solutions, it is necessary to soon research and design sustainable anti-landslide works, and at the same time propagate so that people understand and proactively prevent them,” Comrade Chau Van Hoa emphasized.

Article and photos: SON TUYEN - THAO LY

Source: https://baovinhlong.com.vn/thoi-su/202510/chu-dong-phong-chong-ung-pho-sat-lo-78607a8/