The moment a house was swallowed by the Cau River in Bac Ninh

On the evening of March 14, speaking with VietNamNet reporter, Mr. Tong Quang Thanh, Chairman of the People's Committee of Van An Ward, Bac Ninh City, Bac Ninh Province said that at about 2:30 p.m. the same day, a house completely collapsed into the Cau River. There were no casualties.

"After the incident, the locality coordinated with the People's Committee of Bac Ninh City and functional forces to the scene to support people in overcoming the consequences and moving assets in areas at risk of landslides to a safe place. We have evacuated 7 households along the Cau River dike through Van Phuc area, Van An ward," said Mr. Thanh.

Before completely collapsing into the Cau River, the house showed signs of cracking (photo taken on March 12).

According to Mr. Thanh, the house that collapsed into the Cau River belongs to Mr. Nguyen Van Cuong’s family. This house was built more than a year ago.

"The house that has drifted into the river is very dangerous for boats and rafts. That's why the river authority has put up warning lights so that passing vehicles can be aware," said Mr. Thanh.

Previously, on March 2, the entire kitchen of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thao's house collapsed into the Cau River.

A house under construction is also at risk of landslide.

According to Mr. Thanh, the total area of landslide is about 100m. Currently, the ward has put up danger warning signs and assigned civil defense officers to be on duty 24/7 at the landslide site.

Van An Ward People's Committee erected a warning sign at the landslide site.

In November 2023, facing the serious subsidence of the Cau River dike, the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province issued a decision to declare an emergency situation regarding the dike and ordered the construction of urgent works to prevent riverbank erosion on the right dike of Cau.

About 100 meters away, the emergency treatment project for the landslide incident at Huu Cau dike, Van An ward is being implemented.

The project to urgently handle the landslide incident of Huu Cau dike, Van An ward (Bac Ninh city) at Km49+300 has a length of 180m, estimated cost of 55 billion VND, invested by the Management Board of Investment and Construction of Agricultural Projects (Department of Agriculture and Rural Development). Constructed by Bac Ninh Construction Joint Stock Company.

Bac Ninh province assigned relevant sectors and units to advise on the management and implementation of incident handling to ensure safety, efficiency and economy; increase information and warnings about emergency situations of dike incidents in Van An ward so that people know and proactively prevent them.

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