Focus on overcoming the landslide incident on the left dike of Cau, Hop Thinh commune

BAC NINH - Implementing Decision No. 42/QD-UBND dated July 1, 2025 of the Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province on announcing an emergency situation to handle the incident of landslides on river banks and beaches in the area of ​​K8+100 - K8+500 of the left dike of Cau, Hop Thinh commune, on July 14, the People's Committee of Hop Thinh commune deployed a plan to handle the above incident.

According to Mr. Nguyen Van Hao, Vice Chairman of Hop Thinh Commune People's Committee, following the directive of the Provincial Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue, the Commune People's Committee has constructed an embankment on the field side at position K8+100 - K8+500, where the most vulnerable point of erosion is located on the river side, with a total length of 150 meters.

The construction unit is implementing the embankment construction work on the field side.

The commune directed the construction unit to proactively overcome difficulties related to weather and the availability of embankment soil, and to mobilize machinery and equipment to accelerate the progress of the project, aiming to improve the disaster prevention and control capacity of the section of the dike with vulnerable points. If weather conditions are favorable, the embankment construction on the field side will be completed this week.

Previously, from June 19th to 30th, along the riverbank of the left embankment of Cau River, specifically the section from K8+250 to K8+500, a series of landslides occurred, following previous landslides downstream. Among these, two particularly dangerous landslide areas extended approximately 5 meters inland, with the nearest point of the landslide extending 22 meters from the river-facing edge of the concrete embankment. In some sections, the landslide extended 26 meters inland and was 25 meters long, with the top of the landslide reaching close to the outbuildings and houses of several households.

Reportedly, from the night of June 30th to July 2nd, upon discovering the incident, the People's Committee of Hop Thinh commune directed specialized staff to monitor the situation and mobilized militia forces, commune officials, and civil servants to assist the people in moving the belongings of 5 out of 18 households at high risk to safe locations. At the same time, they directed forces to cut bamboo and clear vegetation along the dike embankment to address the landslide, and laid waterproof tarpaulins to ensure the safety of people and property.

Text and photos: Hong Thom - Duc Bich

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