Vietnam’s Lam Dong evacuates residents as earth cracks hit reservoir

Authorities in Lam Dong Province, located in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, on Wednesday evacuated residents from the Dong Thanh irrigation reservoir project in Lam Ha District, where huge earth cracks led to land subsidence in the nearby area and posed a threat to residential safety. Cracks appear in the yard of a household near the Dong Thanh irrigation reservoir project in Lam Ha District, Lam Dong Province, Vietnam, August 2, 2023. According to a leader of the Lam Ha District People’s Committee, the affected area spans 2.5 hectares, while an additional 2.8 hectares is at risk of sinking. The Dong Thanh irrigation reservoir project has been invested in with more than VND494 billion (US$20.8 million). A residential road cracks and subsides near the Dong Thanh irrigation reservoir project in Lam Ha District, Lam Dong Province, Vietnam, August 2, 2023.