Returning the road surface safely
On December 9, Hoa Binh Construction Group Joint Stock Company (the contractor for the Capital Square 3 Urban Area project) reported on a sinkhole on Nguyen Cong Tru Street, Da Nang. The report said that at around 2:00 p.m. on December 3, due to prolonged heavy rain, heavy rainwater had poured into the drainage area near the project. The pressure of water has carried the sand, causing erosion and collapsing the roadbed structure.
As a result, a section of Nguyen Cong Tru Street, right at the border with the project, suddenly subsided, creating a dangerous deep hole about 15m long, occupying nearly half of the road surface.
By 4:00 p.m. on December 8, all work to fix the problem and restore the status of drainage culverts, roadbeds and road surfaces had been 100% completed.
Currently, Nguyen Cong Tru Street has been paved and reopened to traffic, traffic activities through the area are completely normal. The final work such as paving sidewalks and cleaning is being urgently completed by the investor and contractor, returning the urban beauty to the area.
The fear of house collapse is overwhelming
Expressing her extreme insecurity, Ms. Van, a resident living right opposite the subsidence area, said that the dangerous condition of the house forced her to evacuate overnight at an acquaintance's house. "I don't dare to stay, my life is more important than property," she said.
Her fear was completely well-founded when cracks had long appeared on the walls of her house.
Mr. Nguyen The Vinh, another resident, affirmed that about 10 to half a month ago, an underground sewer broke at this location.
According to Mr. Vinh, the current "death hole" incident is a direct result of an underground sewer burst that had been temporarily handled before.
"When the sewers broke, they fixed them very quickly that night by pouring concrete," Vinh said.
The condition of affected houses has been confirmed by Mr. Tho, Head of Residential Group 5A. Mr. Tho said that the company had sent people to film and take photos of the current status of the cracks and asked people to sign to confirm. However, up to now, the fear of insecurity and fear of house collapse still covers households in the area.
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