Ha Tinh residents and soldiers urgently reinforce the coast before storm No. 5

Present in Dan Hai commune, SGGP reporters recorded cloudy weather, with occasional light rain. At this time, forces including police, militia, veterans association, women's association, farmers' association, residents, and youth union members in Dan Hai commune coordinated with officers and soldiers of Squadron 102 (under the Coast Guard Region 1 Command) to concentrate and urgently transport hundreds of sacks containing sand, boulders, steel cages, and sheet piles to reinforce key locations with a length of more than 200m2 through Tan Ninh Chau and ^Hoi Long villages.

Authorities and people urgently transported sand and rocks to reinforce the coast of Dan Hai commune.

At the same time, the locality also mobilized excavators, loaders, and trucks to transport sand and boulders to the scene to strengthen and speed up the progress of coastal reinforcement.

Youth Union members and forces transport sandbags to reinforce the coast

Mr. Tran Quynh Thao, Chairman of the People's Committee of Dan Hai Commune, said that on the morning of August 24, the locality mobilized a total of more than 400 people to transport and carry hundreds of cubic meters of sand, boulders, steel cages, etc. to reinforce vulnerable locations along the coast. This reinforcement will be completed on August 24, before storm No. 5 makes landfall. Previously, on the afternoon of August 23, the locality also mobilized about 400 people to reinforce the coast.

Major Tran Van Manh, Political Commissar , Deputy Head of Lach Ken Border Post (Ha Tinh Provincial Border Guard Command) said that this morning, the unit mobilized 30 officers and soldiers to coordinate with local authorities and functional forces to reinforce the embankment at the coast in Dan Hai commune. In addition, the unit also coordinated and supported fishermen in coastal areas to tie up boats and fishing gear to ensure safety and avoid collision and damage when the storm makes landfall.

For many years now, due to the impact of natural disasters and strong tides, some key locations along the coast of Tan Ninh Chau and Hoi Long villages (Dan Hai commune) have been seriously eroded and gouged. Some of these eroded locations have approached the foot of the Hoi Thong dike located inside the protective forest, about 10m. The erosion has not only washed away sand and soil, but also knocked down many other protective casuarina trees.

Therefore, the reinforcement of vulnerable coastal locations aims to proactively respond to storm No. 5, limit high tides causing landslides and spreading, and protect the Hoi Thong dike. This is a vulnerable dike protecting thousands of households in Dan Hai commune.

Forces transporting materials to reinforce the coast of Dan Hai commune

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