The Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Lieu province assigned the People's Committee of Bac Lieu city to urgently carry out the following tasks: Organize inspections and reviews of landslide areas, isolate dangerous areas and take measures to urgently evacuate affected households.
Arrange standing forces in areas at high risk of landslides to warn and support people in a timely manner. Coordinate with relevant departments and branches to immediately deploy temporary remedial measures (such as reinforcing the canal banks with stone cages, temporary embankments, sandbags, etc.) to ensure the safety of people's lives and property in the area.
Urgently develop a plan to support affected households with temporary housing, ensuring social security. Proposing a long-term resettlement plan (if any) for people in areas at high risk of landslides...
The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee assigned the Department of Agriculture and Environment to preside over and coordinate with relevant units to assess the cause and impact of the landslide incident. Propose solutions for works and non-works to handle the situation of canal bank erosion.
Guiding local authorities to implement long-term measures to protect canal banks, limiting the risk of recurring landslides. Propose an investment project to build canalside protection embankments in key areas with high risks.
The Department of Construction inspects and assesses the impact of landslides on riverside traffic infrastructure, and proposes appropriate remedial solutions. Direct relevant units to implement measures to limit the load on vehicles traveling through areas at risk of landslides. Coordinate and support departments, branches and localities when required in the process of handling landslides.
Previously, as reported by Lao Dong Newspaper, a serious landslide occurred at the beginning of the dry season in the center of Bac Lieu.
The 33m long landslide occurred on the night of March 12 on the west bank of the downstream of Nha Mat culvert, on the 30/4 canal, in Com Xoai hamlet, Nha Mat ward, Bac Lieu city. The cause was determined to be erosion of strong currents from the East Sea and the impact of tides that caused landslides.
Local authorities and people are urgently overcoming the consequences and protecting the traffic route.
