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| Ca Mau province is taking measures to consolidate dykes along its western coast (Source: VNA) |
On August 3, the Southwest monsoon and rising tides caused serious erosion along
the western dyke system in the province, especially in a 12.5km Ba Tinh-Kinh Moi
section, and a 356m Da Bac-Kinh Moi stretch.
The provincial People’s Committee has directed relevant agencies to take
measures to consolidate dykes.
More than 200 people have been mobilised to stand ready around the clock to deal
with any possible incidents.
According to the committee, 105km of coast in both the eastern and western parts
face the risk of erosion.
The eastern coast loses 50-100 metres to the sea and the western coast, 20-50
metres.
The phenomenon also causes Ca Mau to lose vast areas of protective forests and
take away job opportunities.
Le Minh Luan, who lives in the Bo De Estuary in Tam Giang Dong commune of Nam
Can district, said 20 years ago his family was among those living in a hamlet
some 200m from the sea. But the sea eroded the area in the last few years and
all the households in the hamlet were forced to evacuate.
The place was so badly affected that his family in fact had to evacuate twice in
the last three years.-VNA
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