Erosion from a recent landslide that swept away 50m of Highway 91 in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang is now threatening the remaining stretch of the road.
According to Nguyen Thanh Tam from the provincial Department of Transport, the landslide, which occurred in Binh My Commune next to the Hau River , swept 10m off the 11m wide road into the river, followed by sudden erosion early on March 22 morning when the road was empty.
But the damage could be worse than initially thought after several large cracks in the road had put nearby houses at risk of falling into the river, said Cao Van Be from the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment.
Officials swiftly enclosed the eroded part of the road and redirected traffic along other routes in Chau Doc district. Tam said work on a 120m-long temporary bridge have began to replace the eroded section of the road. Local authorities had also started arranging resettlement for households threatened by erosion along the river.
Last month, two landslides occurred in Binh My and Phu An communes that swept away more than 500sq.m of land. Seven landslides in nearby Tien Giang province have also been reported since the beginning of the year./.
According to Nguyen Thanh Tam from the provincial Department of Transport, the landslide, which occurred in Binh My Commune next to the Hau River , swept 10m off the 11m wide road into the river, followed by sudden erosion early on March 22 morning when the road was empty.
But the damage could be worse than initially thought after several large cracks in the road had put nearby houses at risk of falling into the river, said Cao Van Be from the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment.
Officials swiftly enclosed the eroded part of the road and redirected traffic along other routes in Chau Doc district. Tam said work on a 120m-long temporary bridge have began to replace the eroded section of the road. Local authorities had also started arranging resettlement for households threatened by erosion along the river.
Last month, two landslides occurred in Binh My and Phu An communes that swept away more than 500sq.m of land. Seven landslides in nearby Tien Giang province have also been reported since the beginning of the year./.
