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State of emergency declared over riverbank subsidence in Vietnam’s Central Highlands

State of emergency declared over riverbank subsidence in Vietnam’s Central Highlands

Saturday, April 20, 2024, 12:40 GMT+7
State of emergency declared over riverbank subsidence in Vietnam’s Central Highlands
The banks of the Ba River running through Ia Pa District of Gia Lai Province in Vietnam’s Central Highlands experienced severe land subsidence. Photo: Tan Luc / Tuoi Tre

The banks of the Ba River running through Ia Pa District of Gia Lai Province in Vietnam’s Central Highlands experienced severe land subsidence and posed a threat to the lives of local residents as well as production activities, prompting the provincial administration to declare a state of emergency on Friday.

River flow alterations resulted in much of the farming and residential land along the river being eroded and swept away, with the Chu Rang 2 power pump station and the Ia Klam Bridge being hit the hardest.

The district discovered that 19 locations were battered by land subsidence, with a total length of over 16 kilometers.

When the flood and rainy season comes every year, more pieces of land are swept away as a result of land erosion and subsidence.

Apart from leaving a negative impact on the daily lives and assets of local people, the increasingly severe land subsidence left traffic and irrigation facilities at an elevated risk of failure.

During a recent visit to the affected locations, leaders of the provincial administration tasked local authorities in Ia Pa to urgently adopt measures to cope with the aftermath of land subsidence.

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Hong Ngan - Tan Luc / Tuoi Tre News

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