Unbelievable scene upstream of Luong stream filled with only rocks - Photo: DOAN CUONG
Even though it's only March, Luong stream (Hoa Hiep Bac ward, Lien Chieu district, Da Nang) already has very little water. Standing from the bridge across the stream, looking downstream, there are only vast rocks, the amount of water flowing is very small. "The water flows at a trickle, so doing business and welcoming tourists to experience bathing in the stream faces many difficulties" - an employee of a tourist site here said.
Going upstream, the view of the stream is hard to imagine. Looking up from under the bridge leading south of Hai Van Tunnel, you can only see rocks. Huge "orphan" rocks block the stream, along with sand, gravel, and small rocks filling the stream bed. Many landslides and trees still block the stream.
There are also small streams of water weaving through the rocks downstream but very small...
Current status of the stream flowing under the bridge of the road leading south of Hai Van tunnel - Photo: DOAN CUONG
The People's Committee of Hoa Hiep Bac ward said that Luong stream is in its primeval state with a length of more than 15km. Every year, the stream provides millions of cubic meters of water to people downstream to serve agricultural production and daily life as well as forest fire prevention.
Not only that, the stream also plays a very important role in regulating the climate of sub-zone 4A of Nam Hai Van forest, providing habitat for animals and plants...
Over time, under the influence of weather conditions (compared to the current situation about 30 years ago), Luong stream has changed a lot.
In winter (from about October to December) the amount of water in this area is quite abundant.
In the summer (peak from April to September) the amount of water in the area is very little, and there are dry months.
Especially after two historic floods in 2022 and 2023, a huge amount of landslides and rocks spilled into Luong stream, making the stream no different from a rocky beach. The drought situation is even more serious.
"The prolonged situation will lead to the risk of water shortage to serve people's daily lives, and the ecological environment in the area will also have negative changes" - leader of Hoa Hiep Bac Ward People's Committee added. .
Luong stream is now bare and full of rocks - Photo: DOAN CUONG
The amount of water coming in is very small - Photo: DOAN CUONG
After the floods in 2022 and 2023, the stream bed was covered with rocks - Photo: DOAN CUONG
For the past two years, the downstream of Luong stream has seen very little water flow - Photo: DOAN CUONG
Bringing machinery into the stream to dredge and create flow - Photo: DOAN CUONG
