Serious landslide, Da Nang declares emergency situation on natural disaster

Photo caption — The An Luong sea embankment area in Duy Nghia commune, Da Nang city was washed away by hundreds of meters of waves, seriously threatening the lives and property of hundreds of households living along the Thu Bon river. Anh Dung/VNA

Specifically, Decision No. 2497/QD-UBND of the People's Committee of Da Nang City announced a natural disaster emergency for the landslide situation at An Luong embankment, Duy Nghia commune; Decision No. 2496/QD-UBND announced a natural disaster emergency for the landslide situation at the coast of Hoi An Tay ward.

Accordingly, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Da Nang City assigned the Chairmen of the People's Committees of communes and wards with landslides in the area to continue implementing urgent measures to respond to and overcome the consequences in order to prevent and minimize damage caused by natural disasters.

At the same time, localities closely monitor the situation of landslides and natural disasters; proactively mobilize forces, means and resources to promptly evacuate and move people out of dangerous areas when there are situations, heavy rain; arrange to ensure logistics for people at evacuation sites. Localities also strengthen the work of placing warning signs, zoning dangerous areas, proactively reviewing plans to deploy guard forces, ensuring safety for people; strengthen information and communication so that people know about the risk of landslides to proactively take measures to prevent and respond...

The An Luong embankment in Duy Nghia commune is more than 1 kilometer long, protecting the residential area of more than 200 households, and is also a route for buying and selling aquatic products for local people. During the historic flood at the end of October, the floodwaters on the Thu Bon River, along with strong high tides, destroyed this embankment. The embankment was cracked, gouged into a "frog's jaw", large pieces of concrete were collapsed and washed away to the sea. Thousands of local people, functional forces and armed forces have continuously built sandbags day and night to limit landslides and protect the embankment. However, the An Luong embankment has been severely damaged, and needs to be rebuilt firmly and solidly to continue to become a "wave shield" to protect the An Luong fishing village.

The beach at Tan Thanh block (Hoi An Tay ward) is a sandy beach stretching hundreds of meters, a famous tourist destination of Quang Nam province (old). However, since 2013, due to the impact of low pressure and heavy rain, storms have caused high waves, "swallowing" hundreds of cubic meters of coastal sand, causing insecurity for many households and shops along the coast.

Since the end of 2024, the encroachment of sea waves has become more and more intense as large waves combined with strong winds have continuously encroached deeper into the mainland. The People's Committee of Hoi An Tay Ward has organized the installation of signs, stretched warning ropes, and delimited dangerous areas in areas with landslides and risks of landslides on the coast. The authorities and local people have implemented immediate solutions such as building sandbags and driving bamboo stakes to protect the coast, but they have not been effective. The People's Committee of Hoi An Tay Ward has proposed that Da Nang City soon implement a plan to build breakwaters and retain sand to ensure long-term safety for this area...

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/thoi-su/sat-lo-nghiem-trong-da-nang-cong-bo-tinh-huong-khan-cap-ve-thien-tai-20251113093605862.htm