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The breach, in Tan Nhuan Dong Commune of Chau Thanh District, is 100 meters long and four meters into the river bank. "I heard a loud rumbling and the sound of the earth being torn apart in the middle of the night," a local said. "When everyone ran out to check, the houses were already under water." No one was injured, Dang Minh Dong, chairman of the commune People’s Committee, said. After authorities discovered signs of erosion a few days earlier, they already advised people not to stay in their houses on Sunday night, he added. Authorities are trying to salvage the wreckage and recover lost properties from under the river. Temporary shelters have been arranged for people who lost their homes, and six other households in the vicinity, also threatened by the breach, have been evacuated. Land erosion has become a frequent occurrence in many coastal and riverine provinces in Vietnam, claiming hundreds of houses in the last decade. It has become a particularly acute problem in … [Read more...] about Riverbank breach in Mekong Delta sinks five houses

In the early hours on Monday, dozens of residents in Nam Can Town in the southernmost province of Ca Mau were sleeping when they were woken up by loud cracks. Screaming, they removed as much of their belongings from their houses as they could. Soon after their houses collapsed into the river. "After the cracks, I saw the wall torn apart and called my wife and children to wake up, and beat the doors of my neighbors," said Huynh Minh Chanh, who lost his house. Pham Truong Giang, chairman of Nam Can Town, said no cases of death or injuries have been reported but many belongings of local residents were washed away. He estimated the damage caused at around VND1 billion ($42,829). Giang said the changes in the river flow were to blame for the erosion that has been happening for a long time now. Another 100 houses are at risk of collapsing or being washed away, he added. Land erosion has become a frequent occurrence in many coastal and riverine provinces over the last decade, claiming … [Read more...] about Riverside erosion sinks eight Mekong Delta houses