Tracing the cause of the incident Su Phu Tu collapsed

Phu Tu Is located in the complex of relics of Chong (including Phu Tu Tu, Chua Hang, and Bai Duong) in Binh An commune, Kien Luong district, has been ranked by the Ministry of Culture - Information on landscape relics in 1989. The Phu Islet of Hon Phu Tu was dumped on August 9 and damaged the national landscape and symbol of Kien Giang tourism.

Phu Tu Islet at the time of unburnt (Photo: Tran Lam)

As soon as the incident occurred, the provincial People's Committee promptly issued an emergency report to the Office of the Government and the Ministry of Culture and Information, and directed the Department of Culture and Information to coordinate some departments, branches and District and commune authorities conduct field surveys at Phu Tu island, review, evaluate and protect the rest. Hon Phu flocked to the mainland, breaking into two submerged sections, leaving only the base. According to the initial observation of the survey, the cause may be caused by thunderstorms, wind and high tide, large waves causing problems.

Regarding the incident of Hon Phu Tu, Chairman of Kien Giang Provincial People's Committee Bui Ngoc Suong instructed the Department of Culture and Information to continue to report in detail and happenings about the Ministry of Culture - Information, to recommend The Ministry's family helps the province to survey the scene, find the cause, evaluate the damage and work out a solution to overcome it. Kien Luong District People's Committee arranged a field guard force and ensured safe order when many people gathered to watch. The Department of Science and Technology coordinates a number of survey departments and has a first scientific report on the causes of fractures and proposed remedial directions. The provincial People's Committee also directed the Department of Culture - Information to clarify the public opinion about the long-term phenomenon of cracking, reported but no feedback.

Early morning 9-8, Hon Phu (the left end) has fallen. (Photo: ND) According to geological engineer Tran Quang Tien, Vice Chairman of the Union of Science and Technology Associations of Kien Giang province, it is necessary to find out the reason why Phu Tu island collapsed and make a report on the assessment of the current state of the island Fei, on that basis, consulted managers, experts, researchers and proposed appropriate remedies.

Phu Tu Islet is composed of limestone that is often eroded and eroded by caves, which are corroded, cracked, stone surface with streaks or cat ears shape. Reality at the foot of Phu Tu island has many fissures . A crack near the base is tilted from 30 to 40 degrees deep into the body and legs. Observing the crack (fracture), it found that two-thirds of the area no longer joined together, only associated in one third of Phu island center. Next is because Hon Phu has a large weight, estimated about 2,000 tons (broken part submerged about 1,000 tons) in an inclined position, center of the island off the base so it is easy to fall. Part of the foundation also has many cracks and caves, so the weak foundation is not enough to carry the stone above. It is the weak connection plus strong winds that cause the rock to break horizontally.

One thing worth noting is that it is necessary to determine the correct height of Phu Tu island so that if there is restoration, it will create Phu Tu island with a balanced and harmonious shape as the status quo.

Kien Giang Provincial People's Committee has allowed Kien Giang Department of Science and Technology to coordinate with the Provincial Union of Science and Technology Associations to invite experts on geological, sediment exploration and survey to identify causes of collapsing and copper. At the time of organizing scientific conferences to collect opinions, as a basis for proposing solutions to restore, preserve relics and scenic spots related to islands and islands of Hon Chong area.

The Department of Cultural Heritage (Ministry of Culture and Information) has proposed to the Provincial People's Committee to set up a Troubleshooting Team at Hon Phu Tu relic to determine the cause and propose measures to remedy the problem. The Department of Cultural Heritage endorsed the policy of restoring broken stone blocks, but the restoration must be built into a specific plan and submitted to the Ministry of Culture - Information for consideration and agreement.

The provincial People's Committee has planned to set up a Troubleshooting group in Phu Tu island relic and leaned on the policy of restoring the original status of Phu Tu island. The question is how to overcome the problem, we must also examine the base, see how the fissures develop or how wide the cavity is, then reinforce the base firmly. Around Phu Tu island, embankments and reinforcement should be made, filling empty cavities, preventing the island from being hit by wind and waves to protect the relics and making it easy for visitors to visit the island. Phu's body can make the body hollow to reduce weight, there is an inner staircase for her to stay in the rain and sun and climb to observe the landscape around the island from above.

The plan to salvage the broken part of Phu's island up, to mount it is also considered, however, it is easy to mount the cube in a vertical axis of 90o, but with the stone mass of thousands of tons in the inclined direction, the implementation is not simple, need to survey and calculate carefully. Recently, when working in Kien Giang province, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung also noted that the province considered carefully to find solutions so that the reconstruction must be the same and the use of other materials with different materials course in place as possible.

Phu Tu Islet is a symbol of father and son love between storms and sea storms that are deeply embedded in the mind of Kien Giang people. The quick introduction of optimal solutions to recover Hon Phu Tu in response to the sentiment and spiritual aspirations of the people here, from the local authorities to the central agencies has also entered, convinced everything will be fast.

TRI PHUONG