Previously, at 6:30 a.m. on June 13, a subsidence occurred at this location with a length of about 70m and a depth of 50-70cm. By June 14, the above embankment had completely collapsed; at the same time, cracks appeared in the yard of the house about 5-10m from the edge of the embankment, the width of the cracks was 1-2cm, the landslide area appeared to have a deep slide arc and was larger than 10m, with the risk of further landslides occurring deep into the residential area.
Faced with this situation, the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has just given instructions on how to handle the incident. Accordingly, the Department of Maritime and Waterways Region III is requested to support and coordinate with relevant departments and agencies to regulate, divert and limit the speed of vehicles participating in waterway traffic when passing through the landslide area to minimize the pressure of water waves and reduce the risk of further landslides while relevant units are handling the incident. The People's Committee of Cu Chi district has directed units to continue monitoring the subsidence and landslide situation in the area, take timely reinforcement measures and warn and notify people and vehicles not to enter or exit the area to ensure safety.
The Urban Infrastructure Construction Investment Project Management Board urgently completes the selection of construction contractors and promptly implements the project "Upgrading the irrigation works on the right bank of the Saigon River in Cu Chi District, from Provincial Road 8 to Tra Rach (North of Tra Rach)" in Cu Chi District; especially prioritizing the urgent construction of the above-mentioned eroded embankment section along the Saigon River and dangerously eroded locations. During the time the project has not yet been implemented, the Urban Infrastructure Construction Investment Project Management Board is required to coordinate with the Cu Chi District People's Committee and the Irrigation Service Management and Exploitation Company Limited to regularly inspect, review and take temporary measures to handle subsidence and erosion incidents to ensure that they do not cause flooding, affecting the lives and production of local people.
The Standing Office of the Department of Natural Disaster Prevention and Control - Department of Agriculture and Environment directs the Standing Office of the City's Civil Defense - Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue Command to assign officers to be on duty at the Office and the landslide site to promptly monitor, support localities, units and advise the City's Civil Defense - Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue Command to take timely measures to handle the landslide embankment section. Organize the installation of landslide warning signs at the above landslide location before June 18, 2025.
Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/khan-truong-xu-ly-sat-lo-bo-bao-song-sai-gon-post799908.html
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