Quickly handle the 'death' hole to reassure people

In Hiep Luc village, Na Ri commune, there are currently 7 sinkholes of unknown cause.

For more than 2 months now, Mr. Trieu Van Minh's house has been closed due to an emergency evacuation when sinkholes threatened his safety. When we stopped by to check on the house, seeing that there were reporters coming to investigate, Mr. Trieu Tien Ngan, Mr. Minh's father, took us to see the cracks around the house.

Pointing to the long crack that splits the house and outbuildings in two, Mr. Ngan said: With a crack this big, how could my family dare live here?

During the day, Mr. Trieu Tien Ngan still returned to the old house to check.

On the opposite side of the street, the business of Chau Anh karaoke bar has stagnated. In front of the bar, there are 2 sinkholes in the middle of the median strip of Highway 3B that have been covered with corrugated iron. The bar's yard is also cracked, so customers do not come to sing. Even the bar owner only comes to watch and clean during the day, but at night he evacuates to sleep elsewhere.

“Not knowing when or where it will collapse, we are always scared, especially at night. There are days when we feel insecure, my wife and I have to take turns staying up to keep watch,” Mr. Dam Van Yeu, Hiep Luc village, worriedly said.

Not only affecting daily life, sinkholes also make agricultural production difficult for some households. Mr. Dam Van Viet's family's field has two adjacent sinkholes, significantly reducing spring rice yield.

Local authorities advise people to limit travel, grazing livestock and use water sparingly to minimize the impact on the subsidence area.

Since March 24, 7 sinkholes have appeared in Hiep Luc village, Na Ri commune. This phenomenon directly threatens the safety of people's lives and property in the area (around the sinkhole area, there are 21 households, 92 people and an agricultural land area of about 12 hectares). 7 households have been evacuated to a safe place.

"Death" hole on National Highway 3B, through Hiep Luc village.

Mr. Ly Van Kien, Head of Hiep Luc village, said: Since the sinkholes appeared, the lives of the people have been turned upside down and extremely difficult. Among the households that had to be urgently evacuated, there were 2 households that had to temporarily stay in the village cultural house, with water available sometimes and not sometimes. Children could not participate in summer activities because the road was blocked and impassable. As long as the sinkholes still exist, especially the "death" hole in the middle of National Highway 3B, the people will still be insecure. Therefore, the people in the village hope that the authorities will soon fix the sinkholes on National Highway 3B to restore traffic, and at the same time have a comprehensive and timely solution to handle the subsidence phenomenon in the village.

Before merging provincial and commune-level administrative units and not organizing at the district level, the People's Committee of Na Ri district and relevant agencies handed over records, documents, and responsibilities to the local authorities to continue coordination and ensure safety in the subsidence area.

Mr. Nong Van Nguyen, Secretary of the Na Ri Commune Party Committee, said: After stabilizing the organizational structure, the commune will proactively coordinate with relevant levels and sectors of the province to soon find a comprehensive, long-term solution to the subsidence situation in Hiep Luc village.

Source: https://baothainguyen.vn/xa-hoi/202507/som-xu-ly-ho-tu-thande-nguoi-dan-yen-tam-f6705f7/