Sand, death pit and information on mud test results in Cao Bang are the outstanding information on the morning of November 13 on Science and Technology in newspapers.
>>>Sand dunes in Quang Binh
According to Dan Tri newspaper, from the night of the 8th to the morning of 9/11, hundreds of hamlets of Xom Cat panicked to see a big wave of sand from the casuarina forest flowing with water. In the night, people have to hustle to use branches and sandbags to prevent sand from flowing into the house. Reported by PV People in the village of Xom Cat on November 12, still see each wave of water continue to flow, dragging thousands of cubic meters of sand to cover roads, houses, gardens of households .
Inter-village concrete road from the center of the commune to the hamlet Xom Cat sand is over 1 meter thick, making it difficult for the people to travel. Alleyways and hamlets are also flooded in sand. The village's central market was sanded and covered almost half of tents. Some wells in the village over 1 meter tall are also covered with sand.
More seriously, sand rushed in and made the village houses at risk at any time. Currently, there are a number of enclosures, and the gate has been cracked and tilted.
According to Mr. Ngo Van Yêm, Vice Chairman of An Hai Commune People's Committee: The sand flood happened too unexpectedly so the Commune Flood and Storm Control Committee did not anticipate it. Some elderly people living in Xom Cat village said that this was the first time they saw the phenomenon of sand flooding, which could be caused by heavy rainfall lasting for many days, soaking deep into the sand causing the shallow veins to break in the sand layers .
On November 17, there will be results of mud flood testing in Cao Bang
Sai Gon Tiep Thi newspaper cited its own information in Cao Bang, this morning said: on November 12, Cao Bang Environmental Protection Department took mud samples into Na Keo hamlet's houses, Duyet Trung commune sent to Ha Tests of toxic level, expected 5 days later will result.
Chairman of Cao Bang Nature and Environment Protection Association, Mr. Dinh Ngoc Hai, said that in the afternoon of November 12, the work of overcoming the consequences of mud flooding was still carried out urgently, the basic road was cleared, the work force was are focusing on dredging mud in Na Rabbit and Na Ve hamlets. However, mud in the houses and fields has not been resolved.
A few days ago it was sunny, the mud was drenched, the carcasses of cattle, poultry, and crops died, rotten, caught in the groves of trees, the mud began to stink. No authorities have yet mobilized people to treat, disinfect, and fight environmental pollution.
Sand flood in Phu Yen. (Photo: Dan Tri)
According to Hai, because Cao Bang is a province with many minerals, many mines are being exploited, so the environment is polluted, especially for rivers and streams. The Association for Nature and Environment Protection of this province has repeatedly petitioned the province, the functional departments should not grant permission to exploit ore in key areas, such as residential areas, watersheds, fields, but results not as expected.
"Deathhole" appeared again in Saigon
Although there is no water at the bottom, but the hole shows signs of widening when there are many cracks on the surface.
According to the people here, on the morning of November 12, the surface of this road had signs of subsidence. At about 15:30, when a motorbike passed, the road surface collapsed to create a large hole. In order to avoid pedestrians who fall into the pit, people use dangerous warning devices.
Immediately after the incident, Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transportation, Mr. Tran Quang Phuong was present to check. The Traffic Inspector's representative has made a record of the incident.