On March 27.3, news from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development HU Minh Thuong (Kien Giang) said that in recent days, drought has caused bridges and roads in the dike area of this district to collapse and crack, making travel difficult. People face many difficulties.
Specifically, in An Minh Bac commune, there are currently 53 landslides with a length of more than 3.200 m; Minh Thuan commune has 21 landslide points with a length of 451 m.
A section of rural road in HU Minh Thuong collapsed
Through statistics, from the beginning of the year until now, HU Minh Thuong recorded more than 3.700 m of landslides and at risk of landslides, causing a number of people's and state's properties to be affected.
Prolonged hot weather causes low water levels under the canal, causing the collapse of some dikes in the U Minh Thuong buffer zone. In the Canal 19 area (An Thanh hamlet, An Minh Bac commune), every few dozen meters there are cracks on the concrete road surface, and the canal bed is dry. The bridge across the canal collapsed, making people's travel, trade, and consumption of agricultural products very difficult.
Mr. Huynh Thanh Tuan, Deputy Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of HU Minh Thuong, said that the district has directed communes and some specialized sectors to put up warning lights and warning wires to let people know where landslides and subsidence occur; Wherever there is a risk of cracks, paint that section of road to avoid traffic accidents.
According to forecasts, the dry season of 2023 - 2024 will come early and salinity will be higher than the average for many years; The rain comes late and the rainfall is lower than the average for many years, the possibility of fresh water shortage is very high. Right from the beginning of the year, HU Minh Thuong has directed specialized departments to advise and promulgate documents: schedule for closing sluices and building dams to prevent saltwater intrusion in the buffer zone; landslide prevention solutions; ensuring water sources for agricultural production and people's livelihood... However, the production area is very large and the high demand for fresh water for irrigation causes the water level of the canals in the dike to drop rapidly, combined with the sun. Prolonged heat causes dryness and dry surface water on canals, leading to landslides.
