Section of the imperial citadel wall collapsed due to heavy rain and flooding: Hue City spends 2.2 billion VND to repair it.

The People's Committee of Hue City has just issued an order to urgently construct a section of the city wall of Hue that collapsed due to heavy rain and flooding. The project will be completed within 45 days with a total budget of 2.2 billion VND.

On the afternoon of December 18th, in an interview with Thanh Niên newspaper, the leader of the Hue Ancient Citadel Relics Conservation Center stated that the unit is currently having workers collect and clean up the bricks in order to begin repairing the collapsed section of the imperial citadel wall.

Workers collect bricks at the site where the imperial citadel wall collapsed.

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Construction is scheduled to begin on December 22nd and be completed before January 22nd, 2026, according to the decision on emergency construction following the collapse of a section of the imperial citadel wall due to heavy rain and flooding.

According to the decision, Hue City will restore a section of the imperial citadel wall (partially collapsed) approximately 14.2 meters long and with an average height of about 4.3 meters. At the same time, it will reinforce and support adjacent sections of the imperial citadel wall to ensure security and safety.

The People's Committee of Hue City assigned the Hue Ancient Citadel Relics Conservation Center to carry out the project, with a total budget of 2.2 billion VND, from the Hue City budget.

The historic floods of 2025 caused a section of the imperial wall within the Hue Citadel to collapse.

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The purpose of constructing the structure is to prevent natural disasters and to address the collapse of the wall section.

Many sections of the imperial citadel's walls are in disrepair.

PHOTO: LE HOAI NHAN

As Thanh Nien newspaper reported, due to continuous heavy rain and widespread flooding, at approximately 6:45 PM on November 2nd, a section of the wall located north of the Hue Imperial Citadel (adjacent to the park along Dang Thai Than Street, Phu Xuan Ward) collapsed, measuring about 15 meters in length.

Immediately afterwards, the Hue Ancient Citadel Conservation Center implemented safety measures and erected warning signs to protect the safety of residents, tourists, and staff working in the area.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/doan-tuong-hoang-thanh-bi-sap-do-mua-lu-tphue-chi-22-ti-dong-khac-phuc-185251218182442665.htm