About one kilometre of Hai Tien Beach in Hoang Tien Commune was strewn with driftwood, logs, and bamboo stakes on the morning of October 6, resembling a field of spikes along the shore.
Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, head of Hoang Tien Commune, stated that massive amounts of wood and debris have accumulated along the beach, and no suitable clean-up plan has been identified.
“We're seeking guidance from the provincial Departments of Agriculture and Environment on how to deal with the large amount of driftwood and debris washed ashore after the typhoon,” Ha said.
A huge log washed ashore and was pulled up to the seawall by local forces after the storm. In the days that followed, residents collected more large logs and stacked them along the coastal road in Hoang Tien Commune.
Alongside the driftwood and logs, heaps of rubbish now litter the Hai Tien Beach area. Waves from the typhoon also destroyed a freshwater pipe system once used by visitors to rinse off sand after swimming.
Nearly a week after the storm made landfall, driftwood and debris still lie scattered along Hai Tien Beach, with each crashing wave dragging more of it back into the sea.
