Mrs. Dinh Thi Xuan, Trum Thuat B Hamlet, Khanh Hai Commune, Tran Van Thoi District, Ca Mau, looked at the dried-up canal, boats and canoes lying motionless in the middle of the river. There was no more water, all the fish were dead, nothing could survive. In addition, the banks of the traffic roads were sinking one after another, causing traffic disruption. The canals in the freshwater area of Tran Van Thoi District were dry, with exposed bottoms, paralyzing waterway traffic. On the banks, traffic roads were sinking everywhere.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Rit, 63 years old, Khanh Hai commune, knew that we were journalists, so she said: "You tell your superiors how to reduce landslides, because at this rate, in a few years all the houses will fall into the river."
Natural disasters have left people confused.Not only the people, but also the authorities of Ca Mau province do not know what to do in the face of the damage caused by landslides and droughts that are constantly increasing while resources are limited.
According to statistics from Ca Mau province, in the period 2011 - 2023, landslides have destroyed about 6,200 hectares of land and protective forests, an area equivalent to a commune.
The damage caused by landslides is huge, many structures such as culverts, sea dykes, roads, embankments... are damaged, many areas of mangrove forests are lost, many shrimp ponds are destroyed, threatening local tourist areas, many houses have collapsed, thousands of households have had to relocate elsewhere.
No journalist can say anything to reduce landslides, subsidence of roads, houses, bridges, and culverts. They can only do it with their own profession. Lao Dong has had a series of news and articles reflecting on subsidence and landslides in Ca Mau. The voice of Lao Dong Newspaper has spread everywhere so that in 2025, a series of river embankment and sea dike projects will start construction in Ca Mau, most of which will come from foreign aid.
(Posted on the special edition of Lao Dong Xuan At Ty)
