Houses eroded, people on knife-edge

Since May, O Mon river's banks in Thoi Loi area in Thoi An ward, in O Mon district, the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho have been eroded thrice, leaving 35 families homeless.

Thoi Loi devastated after three erosion incidents of O Mon river banks (Source: VNA)

Erosion in Thoi Loi areas encroaches 30m into the land, with the length of more than 80m (Source: VNA)

Months ago, in the area, houses were close together, but now there remain two foundations, as all are sunk to the bottom of the river (Source: VNA)

A row of houses sunk to the bottom of O Mon river (Source: VNA)

Locals try to protect their house foundations from eroding by river water (Source: VNA)

Locals try to protect their houses from eroding by river water (Source: VNA)

Many old people aged over 80 say that they have never seen such serious erosion accidents in O Mon river banks before (Source: VNA)

What is left after O Mon river banks are eroded (Source: VNA)

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