Breaking many dykes in the Mekong Delta

After more than a day of leakage, in the afternoon of September 28, many sections of dykes in Dong Thap and An Giang broke up, causing traffic problems and threatening thousands of hectares of autumn-winter rice crops that were blooming.

The complicated situation caused the leaders of the provinces to warn people to prevent flooding to protect their assets, and to concentrate on emergency rescue.

Thousands of people and the army were mobilized to save the dyke. (Photo: Gia Bao)

Representatives of the Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control in Tan Hong district, Dong Thap province, said that on the afternoon of September 28, the dyke line of Both Mui, Chien Thang hamlet and Tan Thanh A commune was broken, causing 500 hectares of rice to sink in the sea. The dyke section in Dap Tom hamlet, Tan Ho Co commune, Tan Hong district broke, flooding over 355 hectares of autumn-winter rice about 30 days old. More than 600 police, soldiers, border guards, local people concentrated on strengthening dykes.

Also in this district, the dike of Thong Binh commune was leaked 6 km from the dyke, threatening more than 150 ha of rice in the flowering period. Another road dike in Tan Hoi commune was broken with a quite serious sluice gate, thanks to the crowded force and early detection, the incident was immediately overcome.

According to Tan Hong district leader, heavy and prolonged rain makes flood water level very fast. The two districts always arranged police, soldiers and militia to divide each other 24 / 24h at dikes to detect the incident in time.

Mr. Nguyen Van Na, Chairman of Tam Nong District People's Committee, Head of District Flood and Storm Control Committee also said that the section of the dyke under Ba Ke Vinh drainage sewer under Tan Phat Agricultural Cooperative, Hamlet 3, An Hoa commune, was severely broken.

Many roads are eroded. (Photo: Gia Bao)

Upstream water levels are rising rapidly, at Hong Ngu at 4.52 m and Tam Nong 3.35 m, causing the situation of landslides along the banks of Tien and Hau rivers to continue.

Especially in An Hiep, Chau Thanh and Dong Thap communes, in the two days of September 26-27, landslides over 200 m occurred, encroaching about 40 m, land area lost nearly 12,000 m2. To date, this area has a total area of ​​about 28,000 m2 of landslide, up to 70 households have to relocate urgently.

In Thanh Binh district, the level of landslide occurs continuously, especially in islets. Recently in Tan Phu hamlet, Tan Binh commune occurred a landslide that lost the road section of about 100 m asphalt, eating deep in from 30 to 40 m. Thus, in the beginning of the floating season, this area has now occurred about 2.5 km, over 120 households have to relocate.

In the morning of September 28, the district committee of Tan Hong had an official dispatch on flood prevention to send to the province and asked the district force to continue mobilizing the total force to save dikes in the district. Tan Hong district mobilized all people to support melaleuca poles, eucalyptus and materials, and land cover urgently reinforced a series of crucial dykes being threatened by flood.

Mr. Nguyen Van Duong, Vice Chairman of Dong Thap People's Committee, suggested that localities have arranged to arrange temporary accommodation for households. Before the upstream water movement above the alarming level 3, the flow of Tien River was strong, Mr. Duong warned localities to closely monitor the level of landslides, to promptly relocate people and minimize the human and property damage.

In An Giang, Mr. Vuong Binh Thanh, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, said that there have been 4 landslides to prevent flooding, 2,700 ha of crops and 3 rice crops in Chau Phu, Chau Thanh and Cho Moi districts.

Specifically, at the dike line of canal 7 (Dao canal - Can Thao) in O Long Vi commune (Chau Phu) flood water breaks the dyke to submerge 1,500 ha of rice. At the same time, at the dyke section of canal 8, Thanh My Tay commune, floodwaters are dykes that submerge 250 ha of rice that are laying tillers over 40 days old.

In Chau Thanh district, flood water that broke the dyke in Vinh Hanh commune in the morning made 320 hectares of rice being flooded. Previously, in My Hoi Dong commune (Cho Moi), flood pressure broke the dyke, flooding about 630 hectares of crops and rice.