VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of people in Nghia An commune, Tu Nghia district of the central province of Quang Ngai, blocked National Highway 1A on Sunday morning to protest a local sand exploiting enterprise that causes erosion.


In pictures: Hundreds protest sand dredging, which causes coastal erosion



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At 5am, hundreds of people gathered to block Bau Giang Bridge on National Highway 1A, causing traffic congestion for several hours. Earlier, in the evening of Saturday, they held three workers of the sand exploiting enterprise - Truong Phat Loc Joint Stock Company - as "hostages." On Sunday morning, they escorted these “hostages” to the highway to oppose the sand exploiting firm.

 

 

 

 

 

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Many people sat down on the road, stretching ropes to block National Highway 1A.

 

 

 

 

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 Quang Ngai Provincial Police Agency mobilized hundreds of officers and soldiers to the highway to control vehicles and guide them to another road.

 

 

 

 

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Mr. Do Ngoc Tay, Nghia An Commune Chairman, explained that local people blocked the highway because Truong Phat Loc Joint Stock Company kept exploiting sand for export, although it had been banned.

 

 

 

 

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This company is accused by locals to cause serious erosion along the coast.





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The incident caused traffic jams for three kilometers long in Bau Giang, the gateway to Quang Ngai City.

 

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