Serious erosion and coastal encroachment in Hue City

Landslides have appeared continuously from the mountains to the plains in Hue City, putting many residential roads at risk of being wiped out.

Video : Landslides and seawater intrusion threaten to wipe out the coastal road in Vinh Loc commune, Hue city

On the morning of October 23, the Hue City Civil Defense Command said that heavy rain due to the impact of storm No. 12 caused severe erosion of the coastline through Hoa Duan residential group, Thuan An ward, with a length of 1km.

Seawater encroaches 50 to 70 meters inland, affecting essential infrastructure, tourism services and posing a risk of opening new sea gates.

Many coastal roads in Hue City are at risk of being wiped out due to landslides and seawater erosion.

The 2km long coastline through Vinh Loc commune has been eroded 10 to 30m inland, affecting Provincial Road 21, essential infrastructure works, and posing a risk of opening the sea gate.

Many coastal roads in Hue City are at risk of being wiped out due to landslides and sea erosion.

On the same morning, many landslides continued to occur in Khe Tre commune, Hue city. Among them, at the turn from La Son - Tuy Loan highway to the center of Khe Tre commune, the slope of the slope collapsed.

Khe Tre commune authorities coordinated with the Ho Chi Minh Road Project Management Board to deploy a handling plan and prevent vehicles from passing through this area.

Landslide on the slope of the road leading to La Son - Tuy Loan highway

In the area of ​​​​pass No. 5, Loc Hung village, Khe Tre commune, there is a risk of landslides, threatening to isolate about 40 households. The locality has developed a plan to evacuate to ensure safety.

VAN THANG

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/sat-lo-xam-thuc-nghiem-trong-bo-bien-o-tp-hue-post819485.html