Heavy downpours dampening Da Nang in early this month have caused landslides and rockfalls alongside several roads leading to the Son Tra Peninsula.

Rockfalls alongside a section of a route leading to the peninsula

There are a total of over 20 landslide locations on the peninsula, and the handling of heavily-affected sites is still underway.

Small landsides have occurred alongside a concrete route adjacent to Yet Kieu Street leading to Bai Cat Vang (Yellow Sand Beach) tourist area, affecting the traffic movement.

To ensure the safety of both residents and tourists, warning signs have already been placed at the landside points alongside the road in order to avoid any unexpected incidents.

However, regardless of warnings, many locals and tourists have been found still riding their motorbikes along this dangerous route to admire the beauty of the peninsula.

Accompanied by a group of friends, Ms Le Thi Huyen, a tourist from the central province of Ha Tinh said: “Although I heard that many places on the peninsula have been affected by landslides and rockfalls, but my friends still recommended me to make a trip to the peninsula so as to admire beautiful brown-shanked douc langurs living there”.

Likewise, a volume of soil and stones are currently blocking some drainage systems along a path to the Ban Co (Chessboard) Peak.

To make the problem worse, other routes on the peninsula are now facing a high risk of quantities of rocks falling freely from the existing cracked cliffs, which may cause danger for road users.

According to Mr Vo Dinh Cong, the Chairman of the Tho Quang Ward People’s Committee, noted that the landslide mitigation activities have yet to be completed.

Meanwhile, in the current context of erratic weather change and possible torrential rains in the coming days, locals and visitors should be strongly cautious whilst visiting the peninsula in order to avoid any unexpected accidents.