On average, Dong Thap experiences more than 15 landslides each month

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Dong Thap - There were 155 landslides in 10 months, on average this locality had to receive more than 15 landslides each month with many unpredictable damages.

According to the updated report, as of October 23, there were 155 landslides in Dong Thap province, with a total length of about 19,117 m. Of which, 15 landslides occurred on the banks of Tien River with a total length of about 2,158 m; 5 landslides of Tien River with a total length of about 1,315 m, completely damaging the embankment body and embankment slope. The remaining 140 landslides occurred mainly on small river banks and inland canals.

Sat lo bo song Tien tai xa Thuong Phuoc. Anh: Duong Cam
Landslide on the Tien River bank in Thuong Phuoc commune. Photo: Duong Cam

Especially recently, landslides are showing signs of accelerating. From July 2025 to now, there have been 123 mid- and small riverbank landslides (accounting for 79.35%) with a length of about 17,840 m, accounting for 93.32% of the total length of landslides in the past 10 months.

Can canh ho sau tai diem sat lo bo song Tien. Anh: Duong Cam
Close-up of the deep hole at the Tien River bank landslide site. Photo: Duong Cam

According to preliminary statistics, the landslides caused property damage of about 30 billion VND. Thus, 43 houses were damaged, of which 18 were completely collapsed. The landslide also damaged 7 graves, causing damage to nearly 50 fish ponds of 4 households raising pink carp...

However, in reality, landslides also cause many other invisible impacts that are difficult to match in money. These are negative impacts, disrupting the lives, production, and activities of hundreds of households along the river and people attached to the river industry...

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