'Sandstorm' raging Vung Tau

Back Beach in TP. Vung Tau is covered in sand. Many motorbike accidents have occurred due to sand sliding, most hotels located on Bai Sau (Vung Tau City) have to close 24 hours to prevent sand from flying into the house .

Along the coastal road of Bai Sau, the section from Hoang Hoa Tham intersection to Phan Chu Trinh crossroad is longer than 1km of the city. Vung Tau is submerged in a thick layer of sand, making it difficult for vehicles to participate in circulation and seriously affect tourism activities.

At 8 am, April 9, at Bai Sau, TP. Vung Tau sea breeze strong, rolling with sand tossed in the crowd, burning bitterly. Only a few minutes of standing and fighting, put his hand to touch his face to see the whole sand is sand.

Out to Thuy Van street, white remove sand. Sand accumulates in each yard, some places about 5 to 10cm thick, concentrating in the middle of the road. The traffic must be avoided, crowded together on the sidewalk. Those who miss into the sand only have water to walk. Sometimes, some people staggered because of the sand. The whole green carpet system here is devastated by sand.

Sanitation workers work hard to remove sand to release the road surface

There are about a dozen workers sweeping rubbish that has been exposed to sand in flower beds and roadbeds. However, their work is not towering compared to the waves of sand rolling up from the sea.

According to people's reflection, the " flying sand " has been going on for nearly a week since the windstorm.

In fact, every year there is a situation of flying sand, but for years it has not been as terrible as this year. Over a night, the dense sand covered the road. Dozens of households doing business in restaurants, rooms must be closed.

People on the road must be on high alert if they are not willing to fall

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Long, at the house number 95, Thuy Van, said: 'Just open the door for a while and the sand is pouring into the house, the objects are covered with sand. Although, the sanitation staff also came to clean up but did not absorb the tower. Many people living here have to clean up themselves but not to the point. '

The state of sand covering each layer on the road has become a 'trap' which is very dangerous for vehicles, especially motorcycles. People said that there were accidents in recent days. Especially at night, the car journeys from Nghinh Phong nose down, fast speed, not observing, rushing into the sand is falling.

The sand invades all the way

On April 6, Nguyen Xuan Long himself witnessed two accidents and helped those in distress. The people here said that the catastrophic flight of sand was so terrible because the whole system of houses in the area on the other side of the road was cleared (to implement Thuy Van beach renovation project).

Losing the sandy " wall ", the sand up the road is natural.

Sand flooded with white sugar.

At a recent meeting on the Bai Sau renovation project, Mr. Ho Van Nien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, was very annoyed at this' tortoise 'project and affirmed:' It is not acceptable. receive'. But the 'unacceptable' thing is now enough.

If the project is on schedule, ie, completed before the 2006 Sea Festival, this area can now become a ' green, clean, beautiful ' beach. However, the truth is quite the opposite. While the project is still struggling, taking into account, calculating back and forth, Thuy Van beach is becoming chaotic. People in the area get enough with 'invasion' of sea sand.

Facing this urgent situation, several business units such as Agribank Tourism and Trading Company and Thuy Van Hotel have sent official letters to leaders of the City. Vung Tau ' respectfully ' will be allowed to pay its own green carpet temporarily, while waiting for the project to be completed. However, somehow, these proposals have been sent from 10 to 20 days but so far there has not been any response from the City People's Committee. Vung Tau.

Post, photo: Thang Long