So far this year, the drought has eroded around 2,000 metres of road and resulted in cracks in another 1,600 metres of road.
An Minh Bac Commune has seen 53 erosion spots followed by Minh Thuan Commune with 21 spots.
A bridge in Kenh 5 Village suddenly collapsed due to river bank erosion. Truong Thi Dep, a local resident, said that she heard a loud noise when the bridge collapsed.
The bridge in Kenh 5 Village has collapsed
Local people have proposed building a temporary bridge.
Duong Thuy Hang, chairwoman of the An Minh Bac Commune People's Committee said the prolonged dry weather combined with intense heat had forced residents to reserve water for irrigation, causing water levels in canals to drop, which is among the major reasons for erosion.
Barriers and warning signs have been set up to ban cars and trucks from traveling on roads prone to erosion.
Lghting will also be installed for these roads.
Huynh Thanh Tuan, Deputy Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of U Minh Thuong District, stated the locality is inspecting erosion and subsidence. “We’re also calling on people to use water efficiently and have plans to dredge dried-up canals to store water for production."
