Provinces announce state of emergency due to landslides

by VTV426 September 2019 Last updated at 11:58 AM

VTV.vn - Landslides continue to seriously threaten the lives and property of the people in the Mekong Delta. Many localities have had to declare a state of emergency.

Long An Province has just announced a state of emergency in the area near the Can Giuoc River including hamlet 4, Long Hau commune and the town of Can Giuoc. In Ca Mau province, more than 37 km of estuaries and coastline have eroded, mainly in the districts of Đầm Dơi and Năm Căn.

In Tien Giang province, four more "hot spots" have just announced landslide emergencies in the Bảo Định Riverbank in My Tho, Go Cong sea dike and a residential area in Go Cong Dong district.

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