Saigon River erosion

This landslide area is located on the right bank of the Saigon River, part of the national inland waterway, about 2km downstream from Phu Long Bridge (connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Binh Duong ) (Thanh Loc Ward, District 12).

Landslide area on Saigon river bank, Thanh Loc ward, district 12.

According to records, the landslide was about 40m long along the river, about 20m deep into the bank, in an area where a household was running a coffee shop. Immediately after the landslide on August 4, the coffee shop owner stopped operating.

In addition to the landslide, about 16 - 20m inward, the river bank also has some cracks 6 - 10cm wide, with a length along the river of about 30m.

A representative of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport said that this landslide location is not on the list of locations at risk of especially dangerous landslides according to the official dispatch of the City People's Committee announced in October 2022. The Department has sent a document to relevant units to have a plan to ensure safety.

According to the Department of Transport, the preliminary cause was determined to be due to large tidal amplitude, strong currents and weak ground. The landslide did not cause any human casualties. However, a part of the land near the shore and some business items were swept away.

The landslide affected the operations of a household running a coffee shop.

At the end of June 2023, Ho Chi Minh City also discovered a landslide on the Thanh Da canal bank - section 1.1 through Binh Thanh district. The landslide area is about 168m long along the embankment, 15m wide from the top of the embankment to the bank. The landslide did not cause any human casualties but affected 15 houses, most of which had cracked walls, subsidence and tilted towards the canal, possibly collapsing towards the river.

The Department of Transport proposed that the City People's Committee approve the policy of solidly building a canal embankment with a length of 478m, the project's clearance area is 10m from the top of the embankment to the shore, with a total estimated investment of about 90 billion VND.

The cost of building a solid embankment, drainage system and green space does not include compensation and site clearance costs.

Proposal to spend 90 billion VND to fix landslides on Thanh Da canal bank . Spending 90 billion VND to build 478m of solid embankment and drainage culverts to fix landslides and subsidence on Thanh Da canal bank aims to ensure people's lives and property and to beautify the urban area.

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