Hue: Ham Rong Beach devastated, facing risk of being wiped out

Consecutive storms have caused serious landslides at Ham Rong beach (Vinh Loc commune, Hue city), washing away sand banks, destroying shops and threatening residential areas.

Unprecedented desolation

Ham Rong Beach, a famous tourist destination in Vinh Loc Commune (Hue City), is facing serious erosion after heavy rains and storms in late November. Large waves have completely washed away the sandy shore, causing many businesses to collapse and severely damaging the landscape, creating a desolate scene.

Ham Rong beach was devastated after successive storms.

The once-popular stretch of golden sand has been eroded by the waves, creating dangerous cliffs, often called “frog jaws”. Many of the concrete structures of the shops have been eroded, their foundations exposed and hanging precariously over the edge of the landslide. Trees that served as wave breakers and landscapers have also been uprooted and left strewn along the shore.

The concrete structure of a shop was eroded by waves, exposing the foundation.

People's livelihoods are threatened

The landslide not only destroyed infrastructure but also directly affected the livelihoods of local people. According to the People's Committee of Vinh Loc Commune, the entire area had 5 shops severely damaged, many items could not be restored because the foundations had been washed away.

Many beachside shops that were once bustling with tourists are now just ruins.

Mr. Hoang Trong Quang, a restaurant owner at the beach, said the level of destruction this time was beyond all predictions. "My restaurant used to have two rows of coconut trees more than 30 meters from the sea's edge. Now the waves washed them all away, took away the foundation and collapsed the restaurant. This scene has never happened here before," Mr. Quang shared.

Not only affecting tourism, sea erosion also has a direct impact on residential areas. According to statistics, in village 4 of Vinh Loc commune, there are currently 14 households in the landslide danger zone. People are worried that if there is no urgent solution, the sea will continue to eat deeper into the mainland.

The row of breakwater trees was uprooted and no longer able to protect the coast.

Call for urgent solutions

Faced with this situation, businesses and residents hope that the government will soon have temporary measures such as soft embankments or sheet pile embankments to reduce the rate of erosion and protect the remaining land while waiting for more permanent solutions.

On the local government side, Vinh Loc Commune People's Committee has proposed and recommended Hue City to promptly allocate funds to urgently handle severe landslides. The immediate goal is to restore people's livelihoods and ensure safety for coastal residential areas. In the long term, investing in a solid and solid embankment system is considered a fundamental solution to protect the coast in a sustainable way.

Source: https://baolamdong.vn/hue-bai-bien-ham-rong-tan-hoang-doi-mat-nguy-co-xoa-so-406659.html