The incident occurred at around 10:30 this morning, March 29, in Chau Van Liem Ward washing four households located by the O Mon River away.
Nguyen Qui Ninh, head of the city’s Irrigation Board, said that local authorities were assisting the affected households to relocate and retrieve their possessions.
The erosion at O Mon River
The O Mon is a major river that plays an important part in Can Tho’s waterway transport. A large number of vessels use it, creating strong waves that slam into the banks and cause erosion.
This is one of the major causes of the erosion of the two banks, particularly a five-kilometre section going through Thoi An and Thoi Hoa wards.
Ninh added that his agency had been assigned to build dykes for the eroded areas. The dyke section from Rach Vam to Tam Vu Wharf was started in May last year with a total investment of VND114.5 billion. Less than half of the project has been finished so far. The project is expected to be completed in April 2023.
Meanwhile, the VND200-billion dyke section from O Mon Bridge to Ba Rich area is also scheduled to be completed in April next year.
Erosion of the O Mon River previously severely damaged a primary school, an old pagoda and a road.