Landslides constitute 'bottomless pit' in Ha Tinh province

Le Van Thuong's family in Vinh Dai village (Huong Vinh commune, Huong Khe district, Ha Tinh province) was shocked when the night was dark, his garden suddenly subsided 2 big holes.

Two holes with a diameter of nearly 8m each, deeply digging the bamboo pole over 7m. (Source: Dantri.com.vn ).

The incident happened on the evening of 3/5. At present, these holes contain water, each hole is 8m wide and 7m bamboo pole has not been touched yet.

Talking to Vietnam + reporter, Associate Professor, Dr. Le Van Dan, former Chief of Federation of Hydrological Geology and Geology of the project , said that the exact information about this phenomenon cannot be said yet.

However, he surmised, the incident may be related to karst cave (underground cave in areas with limestone mountains). For some reason, this cave is impacted and punctured, leading to subsidence on the surface, causing upper pits. Mr. Dan recommended that people need to move out of this area to avoid subsequent subsidence, affecting their lives and property.

On the management side, Mr. Vo Ta Dinh, Director of Ha Tinh Department of Natural Resources and Environment, also said that right after receiving the news, the Department sent geological engineers to the survey site. After finding out, the initial judgment of the experts of Ha Tinh Department of Natural Resources and Environment also showed that the phenomenon of sinking holes in the land of his house is often due to the cave kasrt.

Mr. Dinh also said that a few years ago, there was a landslide phenomenon, only about 200m away from the two sinkholes.

Currently, there are many crevices around Mr. Thuong's house, so the Department of Natural Resources and Environment has proposed Huong Khe district and Huong Vinh commune to organize relocation. In addition, signs must be posted, monitoring the progress of subsidence.

Ha Tinh Department of Natural Resources and Environment also has a written report to the Provincial People's Committee, at the same time proposing the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to send qualified personnel to inspect and determine the exact cause of the incident. above to set out solutions.