A stretch of the western dyke system is temporarily reinforced in Tran Van Thoi district of Ca Mau province (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The southernmost province of Ca Mau is prompting actions inresponse to the serious erosion along the dyke system in its western sea area.
Local authorities reported that there have been21 erosion sites along 30,260 metres of the western sea dyke system in U Minhand Tran Van Thoi districts.
It is worrying that in early August, due totorrential rains and big waves following Storm Wipha, sea water spilled overdykes, leading to even more severe erosion along the local western coast thatmay cause dyke breaching at any time.
In that case, about 26,160 households and90,000ha of farmland could be directly affected, authorities said.
Facing this fact, the Ca Mau People’s Committeehas declared a state of emergency due to erosion along the western dyke systemso as to mobilise every resource for dyke reinforcement.
The province is also speeding up dykeconstruction projects to improve the capacity of the local dyke system. -VNA
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