Close-up of giant sludge dam broken in Nghe An

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(Baonghean.vn) - The sludge dam of a tin factory broke in Quy Hop district, Nghe An, spilling black sludge and yellow wastewater into the stream, slowly entering the residential area.

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Trung tâm khai thác sản xuất của Xí nghiệp thiếc Suối Bắc nằm trên núi Lan Toong, độ cao hơn 700m
The mining and production center of Suoi Bac Tin Factory is located on Lan Toong Mountain, at an altitude of over 700m. This area is covered in clouds all year round.
Đây là bể chửa chất thải chính của công ty Suối Bắc.
On the morning of March 9, people in Chau Thanh, Chau Cuong, Chau Quang communes of Quy Hop commune were surprised to discover that Bac stream and Nam Huong stream - the main source system of Dinh river (Quy Hop) - had a lot of thick black mud and yellow wastewater flowing down. Following the stream, people and local authorities discovered that the waste tank of Suoi Bac Tin Enterprise belonging to Nghe Tinh Non-ferrous Metal Joint Stock Company had broken.
Bùn
The waste tank, which is "hanging" on the hillside, has a capacity of more than 10,000m3 and is built with soft soil. Therefore, the tank's collapse was foreseeable.
Theo báo cáo của Xí nghiệp thiếc Suối Bắc, đoạn bể chứa
According to the report of Suoi Bac Tin Enterprise, the broken tank section was 12m long, but in reality, about 60m of the dike was broken and collapsed.
Đã có hàng trăm m3 bùn và chất thải tràn ra ngoài theo sông suối đổ xuống hạ lưu
After the main tank broke, hundreds of meters3Mud and waste spilled out into the river and downstream.
Anh Lô Văn Thành, cán bộ môi trường xã Châu Thành (Quỳ Hợp) là một trong những nhân chứng
Mr. Lo Van Thanh, an environmental officer of Chau Thanh commune (Quy Hop) was one of the first witnesses to arrive at 9am on March 9 when the incident occurred. Mr. Thanh said that when he heard that Bac stream was carrying black mud flowing into the residential area, he and others followed the stream for many hours and discovered that the main waste tank of Suoi Bac Tin Factory had broken.
Hiện tại lượng nước thải trong bể chứa đã chảy hết ra ngoài, chỉ còn lại lớp bùn quánh trên mặt, số khác đã khô
Currently, all the wastewater in the tank has flowed out, leaving only a layer of thick mud on the surface, the rest has dried and gives off a very unpleasant sulfur smell.
Ông Nguyễn Đình Toàn
At the scene when Nghe An Newspaper reporters were present, there was only one excavator removing a layer of mud to create a dam to prevent water from flowing into the broken tank. This repair was not very meaningful when the waste storage system was still made very temporarily and manually.
Xí nghiệp
For many years, the tin mining of Suoi Bac Tin Enterprise has been reported by local people as polluting water sources, severely affecting farming and aquaculture areas.
Hiện tại vẫn có nhiều hầm lò của Xí nghiệp thiếc Suối Bắc đang hoạt động với điều kiện khá thủ công
Currently, many mines of Suoi Bac Tin Factory are still operating under simple, manual conditions.
Hiện trạng hầm lò khai thác
Current status of mining tunnels.
Sau khi xảy ra sự cố, chính quyền huyện Quỳ Hợp đã yêu cầu Xí nghiệp thiếc Suối Bắc dừng tất cả các hoạt động khai thác
At the time we were there, the Suoi Bac Tin Factory had stopped working. It is known that after the incident, the Quy Hop district government requested the unit to stop mining.
Cửa lò số 5 có chiều dài
The entrance to mining tunnel No. 5 is over 200m long and has many vertical and horizontal passages dug deep into the mountain.
Hầm được chằng chống, gia cố bằng cột gỗ.
The tunnel is braced and reinforced with wooden columns.
Hầm
Nghe An Newspaper reporters working in reactor number 5.
Công ty cổ phần Kim loại màu Nghệ Tĩnh là
Nghe Tinh Non-ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company has been operating for decades in Quy Hop district. This company "inherited" the tin mine and production system of a company belonging to the former Soviet Union.
Một số dụng cụ phục vụ khai thác thiếc.
Trolley and some tools for tin mining.
Tiền thân của
A makeshift auxiliary structure in the middle of the forest of Suoi Bac Tin Factory.
Tại trung tâm khai thác thiếc thuộc núi Lan Toong còn có rất nhiều bể chứa chất thải
At the tin mining center of Lan Toong Mountain, there are also many waste storage tanks "hanging" on the mountainside.
Và việc chất thải, bùn đất tràn ra ngoài là điều
In addition to the broken tank, Nghe An Newspaper reporters also discovered a number of points of direct discharge into the environment, causing harm to people in Chau Thanh, Chau Quang, and Chau Cuong communes.
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Nhiều hình ảnh cho thẩy công ty này còn xả thải trực triếp ra ngoài
A waste pit of Suoi Bac Tin Factory.
Từ trên cao có thể nhận thấy, dòng bùn thải tử bể chứa đổ xuống dòng suối Bắc.
From above, it can be seen that the sludge from the tank flows into the Bac stream, causing consequences for the environment and people's lives.

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