The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport has just given a list of 45 riverside locations that are prone to landslides, especially during the rainy season and during the time of flood tides.
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| A view of some of the 11 houses that slid into the Saigon River in the Thanh Da area of HCMC in late July. The HCMC Department of Transport has named 45 riverside locations facing landslide risk. |
The 45 landslide sites are mostly located in the Thanh Da area along the Saigon River in Binh Thanh District, Hiep Binh Phuoc and Hiep Binh Chanh wards in Thu Duc District and several residential areas along the Soai Rap and Long Tau rivers in the outlying districts of Nha Be and Can Gio.
According to the transport department, since the beginning of this rainy season, the city has seen five landslides that claimed huge property damages to riverside residents.
A landslide in Thanh Da area in July this year, for instance, dragged up to 11 houses into the Saigon River within a night after the river flow formed a cave-in stretching 50 meters along the riverbank.
In an effort to prevent serious landslides in the coming time, relevant agencies in the city are carrying out two projects in Nha Be District and will soon start work on ten other projects elsewhere in the city, according to the transport department.