Naval Region 5 helps people cope with coastal erosion

In this situation, on September 4, the local authority proposed the Naval Region 5 Command to take urgent measures to prevent and control coastal erosion.

Troops of Naval Region 5 and local people reinforcing the sea dyke

Moving people’s property to safer places

Transporting blocks of stones

Regardless of the bad weather conditions, nearly 50 officers and soldiers from Naval Region 5 and relevant forces exerted their utmost efforts to evacuate people’s property to safer places and transported blocks of stone to reinforce the sea dyke.

According to Chairman of the An Thoi ward People’s Council Tran Van Tien, at 10:15 on September 3, the coastline of Bai Sep area in Residential Area 5 of Quarter 5 was eroded, affecting nearly 20 houses near the coastline. Some of them collapsed.

He added that the local authorities would continue working with relevant forces to surmount natural disaster aftermath to help local people stabilize their life, and closely follow weather developments to take timely measures to protect people’s lives and property.

Translated by Song Anh