Thousands of households evacuated due to Ca Mau erosion

Authorities in Ca Mau Province have announced the need to evacuate nearly 7,000 people due to erosion.

Authorities in Ca Mau Province have announced the need to evacuate nearly 7,000 people due to erosion.

  

Thousands of households evacuated due to Ca Mau erosion

Nguyen Duc Thanh, the chief officer at Ca Mau People's Committee, said on September 30 that the erosion along river banks and coastal areas were continuing and worsening.

Statistics from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development show that over 1,000 households have lost their houses. The authorities announced the need to relocate 3,000 households in danger zones that are being threatened by erosion and flooding. 500 households live near the canals and channels are also facing erosion and flooding.

It is estimated that the evacuation plan will need over VND940bn (USD40.5m).

Chairman of Ca Mau People's Committee Nguyen Tien Hai already issued urgent warnings over the erosion along river banks on September 20. Ca Mau Province has over 25km of coastal lines and estuaries and over 1.2 km of river banks that have been damaged by erosion and in need of repair. Most of the erosion is in Dat Mui, Vien An, Tam Giang Tay, Nguyen Huan and Tam Giang Dong communes.