Bac Lieu declares emergency over threatened sea dykes
Bac Lieu (VNA) – The southern province of Bac Lieu on March 3 declared a state of
emergency at the Ganh Hao dyke in Dong Hai district and Nha Mat dyke in Bac
Lieu city, which are at high risks of breaking due to serious erosion.
The provincial
People’s Committee instructed the Department of Agriculture and Rural
Development to zone off the dangerous areas, plant markers and warning signs,
and recommend areas where evacuation should be carried out to ensure safety for
people and their assets.
The department
was also requested to take urgent measures to stop the erosion and prevent the
dykes from breaking.
The Department
of Information and Telecommunications was ordered to cooperate with media
agencies to warn people of danger posed by the dyke erosion. The border guard
command was asked to work with relevant agencies to implement measures to
ensure the safety of waterway transport near the dykes.
The People’s
Committees of Dong Hai district and Bac Lieu city were asked to instruct
communes to inform all households, businesses and agencies in the areas near
the dykes on the looming danger and have them get prepared for evacuation when
necessary.
According to the
Bac Lieu People’s Committee, from the end of January, the Ganh Hao and Nha Mat sea
dykes have been seriously damaged by big waves and they are facing a high risk
of collapsing.
The two dykes,
which run along two major river mouths in Bac Lieu, protect thousands of households
and tens of thousands of cultivated land from the sea.-VNA