Review and protect relics damaged by floods

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) has just sent a document to the People's Committees of Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa and Lam Dong provinces requesting the immediate implementation of measures to inspect, review and overcome the consequences of natural disasters on the system of relics and museums after storms and floods, especially the historic floods that caused heavy damage in recent times.

The collapsed wall section of Dien Khanh Temple of Literature (Khanh Hoa) due to floods needs to be repaired soon. Photo: TN

According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, prolonged heavy rains have caused flooding, damaged many cultural works, threatening the safety of relics, artifacts and antiquities in the localities. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism requested the People's Committees of the four provinces to direct the relevant agencies to urgently inspect and review the technical status, assess the level of damage of each relic and museum to take measures to support, reinforce, and strengthen, and promptly prevent the risk of collapse and landslides at important cultural works.

The document emphasizes the need to inventory and assess the preservation status of documents, relics and antiquities affected by flooding and mold to develop urgent preservation plans to avoid irreparable losses. In cases where professional support is needed, localities should proactively propose to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to direct competent authorities to coordinate handling, ensuring timeliness and effectiveness.

In addition, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recommends strengthening propaganda and guiding the community to participate in overcoming the consequences of natural disasters; detecting and warning early about unusual signs at relics to proactively handle, improve the effectiveness of management, protect heritage and ensure safety for people as well as cultural works in the area.

In the long term, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism requires the People's Committees of four provinces to direct relevant departments and branches to develop a disaster risk management plan for the system of relics and museums. The plan aims to proactively identify, prevent, respond to, and recover from natural disaster risks, aiming to sustainably protect cultural heritage, an especially important factor in spiritual life and local tourism development.

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/ra-soat-bao-ve-di-tich-bi-thiet-hai-sau-mua-lu-725002.html