Nha Trang beach flooded with rubbish due to floods

Historic floods have left Nha Trang beach (Khanh Hoa province) flooded with trash, from tree trunks, dry coconuts to plastic bottles and household items.

Nha Trang beach is full of trash, afternoon of November 21. By: HIEU GIANG

Many tree trunks, fishing tools, plastic bottles... were washed ashore by waves, piled up on Nha Trang beach, afternoon of November 21.

Tons of garbage from upstream flowed down, covering about 5km of the coastal area of ​​Tran Phu Street.

Some locals and tourists walked along the beach taking pictures and picking up usable items.

Garbage in Nha Trang Bay - where floodwater from Cai River flows into the sea

Many large logs were washed ashore by the waves.

Going to Nha Trang beach every day, Ms. Le Thuy Ha (65 years old, resident of Nam Nha Trang ward), said that the situation of garbage washing up on the beach happens every year, especially after heavy rains and floods. It makes the beach messy, even though environmental workers are mobilized to clean up from morning to night, they still can't keep up.

According to Nha Trang Urban Environment Joint Stock Company, workers have been trying to collect garbage for many days. However, the prolonged heavy rain has caused the garbage that was just cleared to continue to accumulate, causing many difficulties. This unit is increasing human resources and equipment on duty, not letting garbage accumulate, causing environmental pollution and affecting the urban landscape.

In recent days, Khanh Hoa province has suffered historic floods and heavy rains over a large area. Currently, 54 communes and wards with 162 locations are flooded; many areas such as West Nha Trang, South Nha Trang, Dien Khanh, Dien Dien... are flooded up to the roof, requiring urgent evacuation.

According to Khanh Hoa Hydrometeorological Station, during the day and night of November 21, the province will continue to have moderate to heavy rain; in the North, there will be very heavy rain with rainfall of 50-80mm, along the coast over 120mm. In the South, there will be 30-50mm, in some places over 70mm. The water level of the Dinh River basin in low-lying areas may exceed 3m; Cai Nha Trang River 1-1.5m, in low-lying areas over 2m; Cai Phan Rang River 0.5-1m, in low-lying areas over 1.5m.

HIEU JIANG

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/bai-bien-nha-trang-ngap-rac-do-lu-post824720.html